diff --git a/tests/test-excessive-merge.out b/tests/test-excessive-merge.out
--- a/tests/test-excessive-merge.out
+++ b/tests/test-excessive-merge.out
@@ -1,40 +1,40 @@
-changeset:   4:2ee31f665a86
+changeset:   4:f6c172c6198c
 tag:         tip
-parent:      1:96155394af80
-parent:      2:92cc4c306b19
+parent:      1:448a8c5e42f1
+parent:      2:7c5dc2e857f2
 user:        test
-date:        Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+date:        Mon Jan 12 13:46:40 1970 +0000
 summary:     merge a/b -> blah
 
-changeset:   3:e16a66a37edd
-parent:      2:92cc4c306b19
-parent:      1:96155394af80
+changeset:   3:13d875a22764
+parent:      2:7c5dc2e857f2
+parent:      1:448a8c5e42f1
 user:        test
-date:        Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+date:        Mon Jan 12 13:46:40 1970 +0000
 summary:     merge b/a -> blah
 
-changeset:   2:92cc4c306b19
-parent:      0:5e0375449e74
+changeset:   2:7c5dc2e857f2
+parent:      0:dc1751ec2e9d
 user:        test
-date:        Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+date:        Mon Jan 12 13:46:40 1970 +0000
 summary:     branch b
 
-changeset:   1:96155394af80
+changeset:   1:448a8c5e42f1
 user:        test
-date:        Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+date:        Mon Jan 12 13:46:40 1970 +0000
 summary:     branch a
 
-changeset:   0:5e0375449e74
+changeset:   0:dc1751ec2e9d
 user:        test
-date:        Thu Jan  1 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+date:        Mon Jan 12 13:46:40 1970 +0000
 summary:     test
 
    rev    offset  length   base linkrev nodeid       p1           p2
-     0         0      60      0       0 5e0375449e74 000000000000 000000000000
-     1        60      62      1       1 96155394af80 5e0375449e74 000000000000
-     2       122      62      2       2 92cc4c306b19 5e0375449e74 000000000000
-     3       184      69      3       3 e16a66a37edd 92cc4c306b19 96155394af80
-     4       253      29      3       4 2ee31f665a86 96155394af80 92cc4c306b19
+     0         0      64      0       0 dc1751ec2e9d 000000000000 000000000000
+     1        64      68      1       1 448a8c5e42f1 dc1751ec2e9d 000000000000
+     2       132      68      2       2 7c5dc2e857f2 dc1751ec2e9d 000000000000
+     3       200      75      3       3 13d875a22764 7c5dc2e857f2 448a8c5e42f1
+     4       275      29      3       4 f6c172c6198c 448a8c5e42f1 7c5dc2e857f2
 
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