diff --git a/ass-stubs/server-test.js b/ass-stubs/server-test.js
index 1c3c4620c3..d8f548b7ee 100644
--- a/ass-stubs/server-test.js
+++ b/ass-stubs/server-test.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // We don't require ass because we can't test a majority of the server reliably.
 //require('ass');
 require('../server.js');
-console.log('done');
+console.log('ready');
 process.on('SIGTERM', function() { process.exit(0); });
diff --git a/test.js b/test.js
index 5d88168d9c..5aec33eaca 100644
--- a/test.js
+++ b/test.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ describe('the server', function() {
     server = cproc.spawn('node', ['ass-stubs/server-test.js', port]);
     var isDone = false;
     server.stdout.on('data', function(data) {
-      if (!isDone) { done(); isDone = true; }
+      if (data.toString().indexOf('ready') >= 0 && !isDone) { done(); isDone = true; }
     });
     server.stderr.on('data', function(data) { console.log(''+data); });
   });