diff --git a/pkg/standalone/publish_test.go b/pkg/standalone/publish_test.go
index a9d5e41e9..57dd23abe 100644
--- a/pkg/standalone/publish_test.go
+++ b/pkg/standalone/publish_test.go
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ func TestGetQueryParams(t *testing.T) {
 		queryParams := getQueryParams(tc.metadata)
 
 		if queryParams != "" {
-			assert.Equal(t, '?', queryParams[0], "expected query params to start with '?'")
+			assert.True(t, strings.HasPrefix(queryParams, "?"), "expected query params to start with '?'")
 			queryParams = queryParams[1:]
 		}