diff --git a/tests/test-committer b/tests/test-committer
--- a/tests/test-committer
+++ b/tests/test-committer
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ hg commit -d '1000000 0' -m commit-1
 hg tip
 
 unset EMAIL
-echo 1 > asdf
-hg commit -d '1000000 0' -m commit-1
+echo 1234 > asdf
 hg commit -d '1000000 0' -u "foo@bar.com" -m commit-1
 hg tip
 echo "[ui]" >> .hg/hgrc
@@ -24,3 +23,6 @@ hg tip
 echo 1 > asdf
 hg commit -d '1000000 0' -u "foo@bar.com" -m commit-1
 hg tip
+echo 123 > asdf
+rm .hg/hgrc
+hg commit -d '1000000 0' -m commit-1 2>&1 | sed -e "s/[^ \t]*@[^ \t]*/user@host/"