diff --git a/packages/@aws-cdk/core/test/nested-stack.test.ts b/packages/@aws-cdk/core/test/nested-stack.test.ts
index 0bbf9f7f9bd58..697253fe5f7fd 100644
--- a/packages/@aws-cdk/core/test/nested-stack.test.ts
+++ b/packages/@aws-cdk/core/test/nested-stack.test.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ describe('nested-stack', () => {
     });
   });
   test('a nested-stack has a description in templateOptions.', () => {
-    const description = 'This is a description.'
+    const description = 'This is a description.';
     const stack = new Stack();
     var nestedStack = new NestedStack(stack, 'MyNestedStack', {
       description,