diff --git a/tests/quiet_inplace.sh b/tests/quiet_inplace.sh
index 925f94b..1860d30 100755
--- a/tests/quiet_inplace.sh
+++ b/tests/quiet_inplace.sh
@@ -7,16 +7,18 @@ fail() {
         cd
         umount "$MNT"
         rmdir "$MNT"
+        rm "$JSON" "$LOG"
     fi
     exit 1
 }
 
 MNT=$(mktemp -d)
 JSON=$(mktemp)
+LOG=$(mktemp)
 
 cp ../json/object.json "$JSON"
 
-ffs -qi -m "$MNT" "$JSON" &
+ffs -qi -m "$MNT" "$JSON" >"$LOG" 2>&1 &
 PID=$!
 sleep 2
 echo hi >"$MNT"/greeting
@@ -26,6 +28,7 @@ sleep 1
 kill -0 $PID >/dev/null 2>&1 && fail process1
 
 diff ../json/object.json "$JSON" >/dev/null && fail same
+[ "$(cat $LOG )" = "" ] || fail quiet
 
 ffs --readonly -m "$MNT" "$JSON" &
 PID=$!