diff --git a/go/stats/statsd/statsd_test.go b/go/stats/statsd/statsd_test.go
index 982ad321f0e..5fa0901e6b3 100644
--- a/go/stats/statsd/statsd_test.go
+++ b/go/stats/statsd/statsd_test.go
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ func TestStatsdCounter(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 			result := string(bytes[:n])
-			expected := "test.counter_name:1|c"
+			expected := "test.counter_name:1|c\n"
 			assert.Equal(t, result, expected)
 		}
 	})
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ func TestStatsdGauge(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 			result := string(bytes[:n])
-			expected := "test.gauge_name:10.000000|g"
+			expected := "test.gauge_name:10|g\n"
 			assert.Equal(t, result, expected)
 		}
 	})
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ func TestStatsdGaugeFloat64(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 			result := string(bytes[:n])
-			expected := "test.gauge_name_f64:3.140000|g"
+			expected := "test.gauge_name_f64:3.14|g\n"
 			assert.Equal(t, result, expected)
 		}
 	})
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ func TestStatsdGaugeFunc(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 			result := string(bytes[:n])
-			expected := "test.gauge_func_name:2.000000|g"
+			expected := "test.gauge_func_name:2|g\n"
 			assert.Equal(t, result, expected)
 		}
 	})
@@ -172,8 +172,8 @@ func TestStatsdCounterDuration(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 			result := string(bytes[:n])
-			expected := "test.counter_duration_name:1.000000|ms"
-			assert.Equal(t, result, expected)
+			expected := "test.counter_duration_name:1.000000|ms\n"
+			assert.Equal(t, expected, result)
 		}
 	})
 	if !found {
@@ -203,11 +203,12 @@ func TestStatsdCountersWithSingleLabel(t *testing.T) {
 			result := strings.Split(string(bytes[:n]), "\n")
 			sort.Strings(result)
 			expected := []string{
+				"",
 				"test.counter_with_single_label_name:0|c|#label:tag2",
 				"test.counter_with_single_label_name:2|c|#label:tag1",
 			}
 			for i, res := range result {
-				assert.Equal(t, res, expected[i])
+				assert.Equal(t, expected[i], res)
 			}
 		}
 	})
@@ -236,8 +237,8 @@ func TestStatsdCountersWithMultiLabels(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 			result := string(bytes[:n])
-			expected := "test.counter_with_multiple_label_name:1|c|#label1:foo,label2:bar"
-			assert.Equal(t, result, expected)
+			expected := "test.counter_with_multiple_label_name:1|c|#label1:foo,label2:bar\n"
+			assert.Equal(t, expected, result)
 		}
 	})
 	if !found {
@@ -271,11 +272,12 @@ func TestStatsdCountersFuncWithMultiLabels(t *testing.T) {
 			result := strings.Split(string(bytes[:n]), "\n")
 			sort.Strings(result)
 			expected := []string{
+				"",
 				"test.counter_func_with_multiple_labels_name:1|c|#label1:foo,label2:bar",
 				"test.counter_func_with_multiple_labels_name:2|c|#label1:bar,label2:baz",
 			}
 			for i, res := range result {
-				assert.Equal(t, res, expected[i])
+				assert.Equal(t, expected[i], res)
 			}
 		}
 	})
@@ -304,8 +306,8 @@ func TestStatsdGaugesWithMultiLabels(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 			result := string(bytes[:n])
-			expected := "test.gauges_with_multiple_label_name:3.000000|g|#label1:foo,label2:bar"
-			assert.Equal(t, result, expected)
+			expected := "test.gauges_with_multiple_label_name:3|g|#label1:foo,label2:bar\n"
+			assert.Equal(t, expected, result)
 		}
 	})
 	if !found {
@@ -339,11 +341,12 @@ func TestStatsdGaugesFuncWithMultiLabels(t *testing.T) {
 			result := strings.Split(string(bytes[:n]), "\n")
 			sort.Strings(result)
 			expected := []string{
-				"test.gauges_func_with_multiple_labels_name:1.000000|g|#label1:foo,label2:bar",
-				"test.gauges_func_with_multiple_labels_name:2.000000|g|#label1:bar,label2:baz",
+				"",
+				"test.gauges_func_with_multiple_labels_name:1|g|#label1:foo,label2:bar",
+				"test.gauges_func_with_multiple_labels_name:2|g|#label1:bar,label2:baz",
 			}
 			for i, res := range result {
-				assert.Equal(t, res, expected[i])
+				assert.Equal(t, expected[i], res)
 			}
 		}
 	})
@@ -372,8 +375,8 @@ func TestStatsdGaugesWithSingleLabel(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 			result := string(bytes[:n])
-			expected := "test.gauges_with_single_label_name:1.000000|g|#label1:bar"
-			assert.Equal(t, result, expected)
+			expected := "test.gauges_with_single_label_name:1|g|#label1:bar\n"
+			assert.Equal(t, expected, result)
 		}
 	})
 	if !found {
@@ -401,8 +404,8 @@ func TestStatsdMultiTimings(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 			result := string(bytes[:n])
-			expected := "test.multi_timings_name:10.000000|ms|#label1:foo,label2:bar"
-			assert.Equal(t, result, expected)
+			expected := "test.multi_timings_name:10.000000|ms|#label1:foo,label2:bar\n"
+			assert.Equal(t, expected, result)
 		}
 	})
 	if !found {
@@ -430,8 +433,8 @@ func TestStatsdTimings(t *testing.T) {
 				t.Fatal(err)
 			}
 			result := string(bytes[:n])
-			expected := "test.timings_name:2.000000|ms|#label1:foo"
-			assert.Equal(t, result, expected)
+			expected := "test.timings_name:2.000000|ms|#label1:foo\n"
+			assert.Equal(t, expected, result)
 		}
 	})
 	if !found {
@@ -462,12 +465,13 @@ func TestStatsdHistogram(t *testing.T) {
 			}
 			result := string(bytes[:n])
 			expected := []string{
-				"test.histogram_name:2.000000|h",
-				"test.histogram_name:3.000000|h",
-				"test.histogram_name:6.000000|h",
+				"test.histogram_name:2|h",
+				"test.histogram_name:3|h",
+				"test.histogram_name:6|h",
+				"",
 			}
 			for i, res := range strings.Split(result, "\n") {
-				assert.Equal(t, res, expected[i])
+				assert.Equal(t, expected[i], res)
 			}
 		}
 	})