diff --git a/tests/run-tests.py b/tests/run-tests.py
--- a/tests/run-tests.py
+++ b/tests/run-tests.py
@@ -1385,7 +1385,7 @@ class TTest(Test):
                 # ignore '(glob)' added to l by 'replacements'
                 if l.endswith(b" (glob)\n"):
                     l = l[:-8] + b"\n"
-                return TTest.globmatch(el[:-8], l)
+                return TTest.globmatch(el[:-8], l) or retry
             if os.altsep and l.replace(b'\\', b'/') == el:
                 return b'+glob'
         return retry
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
@@ -55,7 +55,10 @@ a succesful test
   >   $ echo babar
   >   babar
   >   $ echo xyzzy
+  >   dont_print (?)
+  >   nothing[42]line (re) (?)
   >   never*happens (glob) (?)
+  >   more_nothing (?)
   >   xyzzy
   >   nor this (?)
   >   $ printf 'abc\ndef\nxyz\n'
@@ -326,14 +329,14 @@ Running In Debug Mode
   *SALT* 2 0 (glob)
   + echo xyzzy
   xyzzy
-  + echo *SALT* 6 0 (glob)
-  *SALT* 6 0 (glob)
+  + echo *SALT* 9 0 (glob)
+  *SALT* 9 0 (glob)
   + printf *abc\ndef\nxyz\n* (glob)
   abc
   def
   xyz
-  + echo *SALT* 12 0 (glob)
-  *SALT* 12 0 (glob)
+  + echo *SALT* 15 0 (glob)
+  *SALT* 15 0 (glob)
   .
   # Ran 2 tests, 0 skipped, 0 warned, 0 failed.