diff --git a/test/test-zero-len-file.sh b/test/test-zero-len-file.sh
index dbbbd1d7..bc466fb9 100755
--- a/test/test-zero-len-file.sh
+++ b/test/test-zero-len-file.sh
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ begin_test "pull zero len file"
   clone_repo "$reponame" clone
   rm clone.log
 
-  git status | grep "working directory clean"
+  git status 2>&1 | tee status.log
+  grep "working (directory|tree) clean" status.log
   ls -al
 
   if [ -s "empty.dat" ]; then