diff --git a/tests/checks/tmux-job.fish b/tests/checks/tmux-job.fish
index 6bb5384fc..b39019c92 100644
--- a/tests/checks/tmux-job.fish
+++ b/tests/checks/tmux-job.fish
@@ -20,8 +20,5 @@ isolated-tmux capture-pane -p
 
 isolated-tmux send-keys C-u C-l "sleep 3 | cat &" Enter "bg %1" Enter
 tmux-sleep
-isolated-tmux capture-pane -p | string match -v '*has stopped*'
-# CHECK: prompt 0> sleep 3 | cat &
-# CHECK: prompt 0> bg %1
+isolated-tmux capture-pane -p | string match '*to background*'
 # CHECK: Send job 1 'sleep 3 | cat &' to background
-# CHECK: prompt 1>