diff --git a/tempest/lib/common/utils/data_utils.py b/tempest/lib/common/utils/data_utils.py
index 93382c0..6b6548e 100644
--- a/tempest/lib/common/utils/data_utils.py
+++ b/tempest/lib/common/utils/data_utils.py
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@
     ascii_char = string.ascii_letters
     digits = string.digits
     digit = random.choice(string.digits)
-    puncs = '~!@#$%^&*_=+'
+    puncs = '~!@#%^&*_=+'
     punc = random.choice(puncs)
     seed = ascii_char + digits + puncs
     pre = upper + digit + punc