diff --git a/server/reflector/db/search.py b/server/reflector/db/search.py
index 553501c6..d60f81e5 100644
--- a/server/reflector/db/search.py
+++ b/server/reflector/db/search.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ SearchTotal = Annotated[
     SearchTotalBase, Field(description="Total number of search results")
 ]
 
-WEBVTT_SPEC_HEADER = "WEBVTT\n\n"
+WEBVTT_SPEC_HEADER = "WEBVTT"
 
 WebVTTContent = Annotated[
     str,