diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/test_pycrypto.py b/tests/unit/utils/test_pycrypto.py
index c4f3cfb2e0fa..dfc34f5ea91a 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/test_pycrypto.py
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/test_pycrypto.py
@@ -26,14 +26,17 @@ def test_gen_hash(self):
         Test gen_hash
         '''
         passwd = 'test_password'
+        id = '$'
+        if salt.utils.platform.is_darwin():
+            id = ''
         ret = salt.utils.pycrypto.gen_hash(password=passwd)
-        self.assertTrue(ret.startswith('$6$'))
+        self.assertTrue(ret.startswith('$6{0}'.format(id)))
 
         ret = salt.utils.pycrypto.gen_hash(password=passwd, algorithm='md5')
-        self.assertTrue(ret.startswith('$1$'))
+        self.assertTrue(ret.startswith('$1{0}'.format(id)))
 
         ret = salt.utils.pycrypto.gen_hash(password=passwd, algorithm='sha256')
-        self.assertTrue(ret.startswith('$5$'))
+        self.assertTrue(ret.startswith('$5{0}'.format(id)))
 
     def test_secure_password(self):
         '''