diff --git a/stackslib/src/net/mod.rs b/stackslib/src/net/mod.rs
index 4cea3a684d..9ba37f252a 100644
--- a/stackslib/src/net/mod.rs
+++ b/stackslib/src/net/mod.rs
@@ -2414,7 +2414,9 @@ pub mod test {
                                                 .len()
                                                 .saturating_sub(CONTRACT_MAX_NAME_LENGTH),
                                         )
-                                        .collect::<String>(),
+                                        .collect::<String>()
+                                        .trim_start_matches('-') // Remove leading '-'
+                                        .to_string(),
                                 )
                                 .expect("FATAL: invalid boot-code contract name"),
                                 code_body: StacksString::from_str(&conf.setup_code)