diff --git a/libexec/bats-exec-test b/libexec/bats-exec-test
index f897eb7..d77c234 100755
--- a/libexec/bats-exec-test
+++ b/libexec/bats-exec-test
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ bats_exit_trap() {
   if [ -z "$BATS_TEST_COMPLETED" ]; then
     echo "not ok $BATS_TEST_NUMBER $BATS_TEST_DESCRIPTION" >&3
     echo "# (in test file $BATS_TEST_FILENAME, line $BATS_LINE_NUMBER)" >&3
-    sed -e "s/^/#    /" < "$BATS_OUT" >&3
+    sed -e "s/^/# /" < "$BATS_OUT" >&3
     status=1
   else
     echo "ok ${BATS_TEST_NUMBER}${skipped} ${BATS_TEST_DESCRIPTION}" >&3
diff --git a/test/bats.bats b/test/bats.bats
index b6ab93b..e636ca9 100755
--- a/test/bats.bats
+++ b/test/bats.bats
@@ -85,9 +85,9 @@ fixtures bats
 @test "output is discarded for passing tests and printed for failing tests" {
   run bats "$FIXTURE_ROOT/output.bats"
   [ $status -eq 1 ]
-  [ "${lines[5]}" = "#    failure stdout 1" ]
-  [ "${lines[6]}" = "#    failure stdout 2" ]
-  [ "${lines[9]}" = "#    failure stderr" ]
+  [ "${lines[5]}" = "# failure stdout 1" ]
+  [ "${lines[6]}" = "# failure stdout 2" ]
+  [ "${lines[9]}" = "# failure stderr" ]
 }
 
 @test "-c prints the number of tests" {