diff --git a/test/functional/tools/validation_empty_dataset.xml b/test/functional/tools/validation_empty_dataset.xml
index b30931fb40a..e2c4f218f87 100644
--- a/test/functional/tools/validation_empty_dataset.xml
+++ b/test/functional/tools/validation_empty_dataset.xml
@@ -48,9 +48,11 @@
           </element>
         </collection>
       </param>
-      <assert_stdout>
-        <has_text text="Hello World"/>
-      </assert_stdout>
+      <output name="out_file1">
+        <assert_contents>
+          <has_text text="Hello World"/>
+        </assert_contents>
+      </output>
     </test> 
   </tests>
   <help>