diff --git a/mercurial/cmdutil.py b/mercurial/cmdutil.py
--- a/mercurial/cmdutil.py
+++ b/mercurial/cmdutil.py
@@ -673,7 +673,8 @@
         statemsg = _('The repository is in an unfinished *%s* state.') % state
         fm.write('statemsg', '%s\n',  _commentlines(statemsg), label=label)
         conmsg = _conflictsmsg(repo)
-        fm.write('conflictsmsg', '%s\n', conmsg, label=label)
+        if conmsg:
+            fm.write('conflictsmsg', '%s\n', conmsg, label=label)
         if helpfulmsg:
             helpmsg = helpfulmsg()
             fm.write('helpmsg', '%s\n', helpmsg, label=label)
diff --git a/tests/test-bisect.t b/tests/test-bisect.t
--- a/tests/test-bisect.t
+++ b/tests/test-bisect.t
@@ -187,7 +187,6 @@
   $ hg status -v
   # The repository is in an unfinished *bisect* state.
   
-  None
   # To mark the changeset good:    hg bisect --good
   # To mark the changeset bad:     hg bisect --bad
   # To abort:                      hg bisect --reset