diff --git a/tests/test-convert-cvs b/tests/test-convert-cvs
--- a/tests/test-convert-cvs
+++ b/tests/test-convert-cvs
@@ -38,7 +38,8 @@ echo % commit new file revisions
 cd src
 echo a >> a
 echo c >> b/c
-cvs -q commit -mci1 . | sed -e 's:.*src/\(.*\),v:src/\1,v:g'
+cvs -q commit -mci1 . | grep '<--' |\
+    sed -e 's:.*src/\(.*\),v.*:checking in src/\1,v:g'
 cd ..
 
 echo % convert again