diff --git a/tests/test-dirs/inconsistent-assumptions.t b/tests/test-dirs/inconsistent-assumptions.t
index dd7546fe5..4c50abbe0 100644
--- a/tests/test-dirs/inconsistent-assumptions.t
+++ b/tests/test-dirs/inconsistent-assumptions.t
@@ -66,13 +66,10 @@ Do an update that breaks the build:
   $ cd _build
   $ $OCAMLC -c -w @a-40-41-42-49-70 -short-paths -open My_lib__ -o my_lib__Import import.ml
   $ $OCAMLC -c -w @a-40-41-42-49-70 -short-paths -open My_lib__ -o my_lib__Bar bar.ml
-  $ $OCAMLC -c -w @a-40-41-42-49-70 -short-paths -open My_lib__ -o my_lib__Foo foo.ml
+  $ $OCAMLC -c -w @a-40-41-42-49-70 -short-paths -open My_lib__ -o my_lib__Foo foo.ml 2>&1 | head -n 3
   File "foo.ml", line 4, characters 11-12:
   4 | let x, _ = x + 1, Bar.b
                  ^
-  Error: This expression has type char but an expression was expected of type
-           int
-  [2]
   $ cd ..
 
 Go to the file, and ask merlin to move you to the error: