diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/connmark.json b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/connmark.json
index 70952bd98ff9..13147a1f5731 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/connmark.json
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/tc-testing/tc-tests/actions/connmark.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC actions add action connmark",
         "expExitCode": "0",
         "verifyCmd": "$TC actions list action connmark",
-        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]+:  connmark zone 0 pipe",
+        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]+: connmark zone 0 pipe",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
             "$TC actions flush action connmark"
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC actions add action connmark pass index 1",
         "expExitCode": "0",
         "verifyCmd": "$TC actions get action connmark index 1",
-        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]+:  connmark zone 0 pass.*index 1 ref",
+        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]+: connmark zone 0 pass.*index 1 ref",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
             "$TC actions flush action connmark"
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC actions add action connmark drop index 100",
         "expExitCode": "0",
         "verifyCmd": "$TC actions get action connmark index 100",
-        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]+:  connmark zone 0 drop.*index 100 ref",
+        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]+: connmark zone 0 drop.*index 100 ref",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
             "$TC actions flush action connmark"
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC actions add action connmark pipe index 455",
         "expExitCode": "0",
         "verifyCmd": "$TC actions get action connmark index 455",
-        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]+:  connmark zone 0 pipe.*index 455 ref",
+        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]+: connmark zone 0 pipe.*index 455 ref",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
             "$TC actions flush action connmark"
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC actions add action connmark reclassify index 7",
         "expExitCode": "0",
         "verifyCmd": "$TC actions list action connmark",
-        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]+:  connmark zone 0 reclassify.*index 7 ref",
+        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]+: connmark zone 0 reclassify.*index 7 ref",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
             "$TC actions flush action connmark"
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC actions add action connmark continue index 17",
         "expExitCode": "0",
         "verifyCmd": "$TC actions list action connmark",
-        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]+:  connmark zone 0 continue.*index 17 ref",
+        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]+: connmark zone 0 continue.*index 17 ref",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
             "$TC actions flush action connmark"
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC actions add action connmark jump 10 index 17",
         "expExitCode": "0",
         "verifyCmd": "$TC actions list action connmark",
-        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]+:  connmark zone 0 jump 10.*index 17 ref",
+        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]+: connmark zone 0 jump 10.*index 17 ref",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
             "$TC actions flush action connmark"
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC actions add action connmark zone 100 pipe index 1",
         "expExitCode": "0",
         "verifyCmd": "$TC actions get action connmark index 1",
-        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]+:  connmark zone 100 pipe.*index 1 ref",
+        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]+: connmark zone 100 pipe.*index 1 ref",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
             "$TC actions flush action connmark"
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC actions add action connmark zone 65536 reclassify index 21",
         "expExitCode": "255",
         "verifyCmd": "$TC actions get action connmark index 1",
-        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]+:  connmark zone 65536 reclassify.*index 21 ref",
+        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]+: connmark zone 65536 reclassify.*index 21 ref",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
             "$TC actions flush action connmark"
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC actions add action connmark zone 655 unsupp_arg pass index 2",
         "expExitCode": "255",
         "verifyCmd": "$TC actions get action connmark index 2",
-        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]+:  connmark zone 655 unsupp_arg pass.*index 2 ref",
+        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]+: connmark zone 655 unsupp_arg pass.*index 2 ref",
         "matchCount": "0",
         "teardown": [
             "$TC actions flush action connmark"
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC actions replace action connmark zone 555 reclassify index 555",
         "expExitCode": "0",
         "verifyCmd": "$TC actions get action connmark index 555",
-        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]+:  connmark zone 555 reclassify.*index 555 ref",
+        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]+: connmark zone 555 reclassify.*index 555 ref",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
             "$TC actions flush action connmark"
@@ -282,7 +282,7 @@
         "cmdUnderTest": "$TC actions add action connmark zone 555 pipe index 5 cookie aabbccddeeff112233445566778800a1",
         "expExitCode": "0",
         "verifyCmd": "$TC actions get action connmark index 5",
-        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]+:  connmark zone 555 pipe.*index 5 ref.*cookie aabbccddeeff112233445566778800a1",
+        "matchPattern": "action order [0-9]+: connmark zone 555 pipe.*index 5 ref.*cookie aabbccddeeff112233445566778800a1",
         "matchCount": "1",
         "teardown": [
             "$TC actions flush action connmark"