--- a/tests/test_tags.py
+++ b/tests/test_tags.py
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ rename a tag
        openheads = [h for h in heads if not repo[h].extra().get('close', False)]
        closedheads = set(heads) - set(openheads)
        self.assertEqual(len(openheads), 1)
-       self.assertEqual(len(closedheads), 4)
+       self.assertEqual(len(closedheads), headcount-1)
        closedheads = sorted(list(closedheads),
                             cmp=lambda x,y: cmp(repo[x].rev(), repo[y].rev()))
 
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ Fix tag pt 2.
 
     def test_tagging_into_tag_stupid(self):
         self.test_tagging_into_tag(True)
-    
+
 
 def suite():
     return unittest.TestLoader().loadTestsFromTestCase(TestTags)