diff --git a/bin/tests/system/rndc/tests.sh b/bin/tests/system/rndc/tests.sh
index 85c271b9b1..e678153cd9 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/rndc/tests.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/rndc/tests.sh
@@ -455,22 +455,22 @@ ret=0
 $RNDC -s 10.53.0.4 -p ${EXTRAPORT6} -c ns4/key6.conf querylog on >/dev/null 2>&1 || ret=1
 grep "query logging is now on" ns4/named.run > /dev/null || ret=1
 # query for builtin and check if query was logged (without +subnet)
-$DIG @10.53.0.4 -p ${PORT} -c ch -t txt foo12345.bind > /dev/null || ret=1
+$DIG @10.53.0.4 -p ${PORT} -c ch -t txt foo12345.bind +qr > dig.out.1.test$n 2>&1 || ret=1
 grep "query: foo12345.bind CH TXT.*(.*)$" ns4/named.run > /dev/null || ret=1
 # query for another builtin zone and check if query was logged (with +subnet=127.0.0.1)
-$DIG +subnet=127.0.0.1 @10.53.0.4 -p ${PORT} -c ch -t txt foo12346.bind > /dev/null || ret=1
+$DIG +subnet=127.0.0.1 @10.53.0.4 -p ${PORT} -c ch -t txt foo12346.bind +qr > dig.out.2.test$n 2>&1 || ret=1
 grep "query: foo12346.bind CH TXT.*\[ECS 127\.0\.0\.1\/32\/0]" ns4/named.run > /dev/null || ret=1
 # query for another builtin zone and check if query was logged (with +subnet=127.0.0.1/24)
-$DIG +subnet=127.0.0.1/24 @10.53.0.4 -p ${PORT} -c ch -t txt foo12347.bind > /dev/null || ret=1
+$DIG +subnet=127.0.0.1/24 @10.53.0.4 -p ${PORT} -c ch -t txt foo12347.bind +qr > dig.out.3.test$n 2>&1 || ret=1
 grep "query: foo12347.bind CH TXT.*\[ECS 127\.0\.0\.0\/24\/0]" ns4/named.run > /dev/null || ret=1
 # query for another builtin zone and check if query was logged (with +subnet=::1)
-$DIG +subnet=::1 @10.53.0.4 -p ${PORT} -c ch -t txt foo12348.bind > /dev/null || ret=1
+$DIG +subnet=::1 @10.53.0.4 -p ${PORT} -c ch -t txt foo12348.bind +qr > dig.out.4.test$n 2>&1 || ret=1
 grep "query: foo12348.bind CH TXT.*\[ECS \:\:1\/128\/0]" ns4/named.run > /dev/null || ret=1
 # toggle query logging and check again
 $RNDC -s 10.53.0.4 -p ${EXTRAPORT6} -c ns4/key6.conf querylog > /dev/null 2>&1 || ret=1
 grep "query logging is now off" ns4/named.run > /dev/null || ret=1
 # query for another builtin zone and check if query was logged (without +subnet)
-$DIG @10.53.0.4 -p ${PORT} -c ch -t txt foo9876.bind > /dev/null || ret=1
+$DIG @10.53.0.4 -p ${PORT} -c ch -t txt foo9876.bind +qr > dig.out.5.test$n 2>&1 || ret=1
 grep "query: foo9876.bind CH TXT.*(.*)$" ns4/named.run > /dev/null && ret=1
 if [ $ret != 0 ]; then echo_i "failed"; fi
 status=$((status+ret))