diff --git a/tests/test-bad-pull b/tests/test-bad-pull
--- a/tests/test-bad-pull
+++ b/tests/test-bad-pull
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/bin/sh -x
+#!/bin/sh
 
 hg clone http://localhost:20059/ copy
 echo $?
@@ -17,12 +17,9 @@ signal.signal(signal.SIGTERM, lambda x: 
 run()
 EOF
 
-set +x # backgrounding sometimes disturbs the order of command tracing
 python dumb.py 2>/dev/null &
-set -x
 
 hg clone http://localhost:20059/foo copy2
 echo $?
 
-set +x
 kill $!