diff --git a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors.py b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors.py
index d365f3a..3307159 100644
--- a/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors.py
+++ b/tempest/api/compute/admin/test_flavors.py
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@
         flavor_name = data_utils.rand_name(self.flavor_name_prefix)
         new_flavor_id = data_utils.rand_int_id(start=1000)
 
-        ram = " 1024 "
+        ram = "1024"
         resp, flavor = self.client.create_flavor(flavor_name,
                                                  ram, self.vcpus,
                                                  self.disk,