diff --git a/tests/utils/test_bzr_tags.py b/tests/utils/test_bzr_tags.py
index e9b6b35bc..0bcc73b54 100644
--- a/tests/utils/test_bzr_tags.py
+++ b/tests/utils/test_bzr_tags.py
@@ -34,7 +34,26 @@ from unittest import TestCase
 
 from subprocess import Popen, PIPE
 
-BLACK_LISTED_TAGS = '2.2.2', 'help'
+TAGS = [
+    ['1.9.0', '1'],
+    ['1.9.1', '775'],
+    ['1.9.2', '890'],
+    ['1.9.3', '1063'],
+    ['1.9.4', '1196'],
+    ['1.9.5', '1421'],
+    ['1.9.6', '1657'],
+    ['1.9.7', '1761'],
+    ['1.9.8', '1856'],
+    ['1.9.9', '1917'],
+    ['1.9.10', '2003'],
+    ['1.9.11', '2039'],
+    ['1.9.12', '2063'],
+    ['2.0', '2118'],
+    ['2.0.1', '?'],
+    ['2.0.2', '?'],
+    ['2.0.3', '?'],
+    ['2.1.0', '2119']
+]
 
 
 class TestBzrTags(TestCase):
@@ -49,11 +68,9 @@ class TestBzrTags(TestCase):
         tags = []
         bzr = Popen(('bzr', 'tags'), stdout=PIPE)
         stdout = bzr.communicate()[0]
-        lines = (line.decode('utf-8') for line in stdout.split())
+        lines = (line.decode('utf-8') for line in stdout.splitlines())
         for line in lines:
-            tags.append(line)
+            tags.append(line.split())
 
-        # THEN none of the tags should match the black listed tags
-        for BLACK_LISTED_TAG in BLACK_LISTED_TAGS:
-            for tag in tags:
-                self.assertNotEqual(BLACK_LISTED_TAG, tag, 'Tag should not exist')
+        # THEN the tags should match the accepted tags
+        self.assertEqual(TAGS, tags, 'List of tags should match')