diff --git a/tests/test-static-http b/tests/test-static-http
--- a/tests/test-static-http
+++ b/tests/test-static-http
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-http_proxy= hg clone old-http://localhost:20059/ copy
+http_proxy= hg clone old-http://localhost:20059/ copy > clonefail.out 2>&1
 echo $?
+sed 's/[0-9]//g' < clonefail.out
 ls copy
 
 # This server doesn't do range requests so it's basically only good for