diff --git a/tests/test-run-tests.t b/tests/test-run-tests.t
--- a/tests/test-run-tests.t
+++ b/tests/test-run-tests.t
@@ -609,10 +609,7 @@
   [1]
 
 failures in parallel with --first should only print one failure
-  >>> f = open('test-nothing.t', 'w')
-  >>> f.write('foo\n' * 1024) and None
-  >>> f.write('  $ sleep 1') and None
-  $ rt --jobs 2 --first
+  $ rt --jobs 2 --first test-failure*.t
   
   --- $TESTTMP/test-failure*.t (glob)
   +++ $TESTTMP/test-failure*.t.err (glob)
@@ -625,14 +622,14 @@
    pad pad pad pad............................................................
   
   Failed test-failure*.t: output changed (glob)
-  Failed test-nothing.t: output changed
+  Failed test-failure*.t: output changed (glob)
   # Ran 2 tests, 0 skipped, 2 failed.
   python hash seed: * (glob)
   [1]
 
 
 (delete the duplicated test file)
-  $ rm test-failure-copy.t test-nothing.t
+  $ rm test-failure-copy.t
 
 
 Interactive run