diff --git a/tests/ChatClient.hs b/tests/ChatClient.hs
index cc257fb8f1..9e5d4fe1c0 100644
--- a/tests/ChatClient.hs
+++ b/tests/ChatClient.hs
@@ -258,8 +258,8 @@ getTermLine cc =
   5000000 `timeout` atomically (readTQueue $ termQ cc) >>= \case
     Just s -> do
       -- remove condition to always echo virtual terminal
-      -- when (printOutput cc) $ do
-      when True $ do
+      when (printOutput cc) $ do
+        -- when True $ do
         name <- userName cc
         putStrLn $ name <> ": " <> s
       pure s