--- a/tests/test-commandserver.py	Thu May 09 15:09:36 2013 -0500
+++ b/tests/test-commandserver.py	Thu May 09 15:17:29 2013 -0500
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@
     runcommand(server, ['phase', '.'])  # load _phasecache.phaseroots
 
     # strip 1::4 outside server
-    os.system('hg --config extensions.mq= strip 1')
+    os.system('hg -q --config extensions.mq= strip 1')
 
     # shouldn't raise "7966c8e3734d: no node!"
     runcommand(server, ['branches'])