1 files changed, 10 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/tests/lib b/tests/lib
index 332bef2..c91020b 100644
--- a/tests/lib
+++ b/tests/lib
@@ -59,10 +59,17 @@ t-expect-fail () {
 
 	set +o pipefail
 	LC_MESSAGES=C "$@" 2>&1 | tee $tmp/t.output
-	local gotstatus=${PIPESTATUS[0]}
+	local ps="${PIPESTATUS[*]}"
 	set -o pipefail
-	test $gotstatus != 0
-	$grepper -e "$mpat" $tmp/t.output ||false
+
+	case $ps in
+	"0 0")	fail "command unexpectedly succeeded (instead of: $mpat)" ;;
+	*" 0")	;;
+	*)	fail "tee failed"  ;;
+	esac
+
+	$grepper -e "$mpat" $tmp/t.output ||
+		fail "error message not found"
 }
 
 t-reporefs () {