diff --git a/libexec/bats-exec b/libexec/bats-exec
index d062732..913120b 100755
--- a/libexec/bats-exec
+++ b/libexec/bats-exec
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ run() {
   [[ ! "$-" =~ e ]] || e=1
   set +e
   output="$("$@" 2>&1)"
+  IFS=$'\n' lines=($output)
   status="$?"
   [ -z "$e" ] || set -e
 }
diff --git a/test/bats.bats b/test/bats.bats
index bcab33f..c168279 100755
--- a/test/bats.bats
+++ b/test/bats.bats
@@ -19,3 +19,10 @@ FIXTURE_ROOT="$BATS_TEST_DIRNAME/fixtures"
   [[ $status -eq 0 ]]
   [[ $output = "1..0" ]]
 }
+
+@test "one passing test" {
+  run bats "$FIXTURE_ROOT/one_passing.bats"
+  [[ $status -eq 0 ]]
+  [[ ${lines[0]} = "1..1" ]]
+  [[ ${lines[1]} = "ok 1 a passing test" ]]
+}
diff --git a/test/fixtures/one_passing.bats b/test/fixtures/one_passing.bats
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e8182ce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixtures/one_passing.bats
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+@test "a passing test" {
+  true
+}