diff --git a/tests/ChatClient.hs b/tests/ChatClient.hs
index 468a660e5e..cbd5247a49 100644
--- a/tests/ChatClient.hs
+++ b/tests/ChatClient.hs
@@ -448,8 +448,8 @@ getTermLine' expected cc@TestCC {printOutput} =
   5000000 `timeout` atomically (readTQueue $ termQ cc) >>= \case
     Just s -> do
       -- remove condition to always echo virtual terminal
-      when True $ do
-      -- when printOutput $ do
+      -- when True $ do
+      when printOutput $ do
         name <- userName cc
         putStrLn $ name <> ": " <> s
       pure s