diff --git a/tests/test-fetch b/tests/test-fetch
--- a/tests/test-fetch
+++ b/tests/test-fetch
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
+# adjust to non-default HGPORT, e.g. with run-tests.py -j
+hideport() { sed "s/localhost:$HGPORT/localhost:20059/"; }
+hidehash() { sed "s/changeset 3:............ merges/changeset 3:... merges/"; }
+
 echo "[extensions]" >> $HGRCPATH
 echo "fetch=" >> $HGRCPATH
 
@@ -36,12 +40,12 @@ hg --cwd a serve -a localhost -p $HGPORT
 cat a/hg.pid >> "$DAEMON_PIDS"
 
 echo '% fetch over http, no auth'
-hg --cwd d fetch -d '5 0' http://localhost:$HGPORT/
-hg --cwd d tip --template '{desc}\n'
+hg --cwd d fetch -d '5 0' http://localhost:$HGPORT/ | hideport | hidehash
+hg --cwd d tip --template '{desc}\n' | hideport
 
 echo '% fetch over http with auth (should be hidden in desc)'
-hg --cwd e fetch -d '5 0' http://user:password@localhost:$HGPORT/
-hg --cwd e tip --template '{desc}\n'
+hg --cwd e fetch -d '5 0' http://user:password@localhost:$HGPORT/ | hideport | hidehash
+hg --cwd e tip --template '{desc}\n' | hideport
 
 hg clone a f
 hg clone a g
diff --git a/tests/test-fetch.out b/tests/test-fetch.out
--- a/tests/test-fetch.out
+++ b/tests/test-fetch.out
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ updating to 2:97d72e5f12c7
 1 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
 merging with 1:5e056962225c
 1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
-new changeset 3:0b6439e938f9 merges remote changes with local
+new changeset 3:... merges remote changes with local
 Automated merge with http://localhost:20059/
 % fetch over http with auth (should be hidden in desc)
 pulling from http://user:***@localhost:20059/
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ updating to 2:97d72e5f12c7
 1 files updated, 0 files merged, 1 files removed, 0 files unresolved
 merging with 1:5e056962225c
 1 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
-new changeset 3:0b6439e938f9 merges remote changes with local
+new changeset 3:... merges remote changes with local
 Automated merge with http://localhost:20059/
 2 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved
 2 files updated, 0 files merged, 0 files removed, 0 files unresolved