diff --git a/tests/test-merge1 b/tests/test-merge1
--- a/tests/test-merge1
+++ b/tests/test-merge1
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ hg commit -m "commit #2" -d "1000000 0"
 echo This is file b1 > b
 echo %% no merges expected
 env HGMERGE=../merge hg merge 1
+hg diff --nodates
+hg status
 cd ..; /bin/rm -rf t
 
 mkdir t
@@ -44,6 +46,8 @@ echo %% merge should fail
 env HGMERGE=../merge hg merge 1
 echo %% merge of b expected
 env HGMERGE=../merge hg merge -f 1
+hg diff --nodates
+hg status
 cd ..; /bin/rm -rf t
 echo %%
 
@@ -71,6 +75,8 @@ echo %% merge fails
 env HGMERGE=../merge hg merge 2
 echo %% merge expected!
 env HGMERGE=../merge hg merge -f 2
+hg diff --nodates
+hg status
 cd ..; /bin/rm -rf t
 
 mkdir t
@@ -93,4 +99,6 @@ echo %% merge of b should fail
 env HGMERGE=../merge hg merge 2
 echo %% merge of b expected
 env HGMERGE=../merge hg merge -f 2
+hg diff --nodates
+hg status
 cd ..; /bin/rm -rf t