diff --git a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/input/missing-file.bro b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/input/missing-file.bro
index 269e287acc..aa5acf619e 100644
--- a/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/input/missing-file.bro
+++ b/testing/btest/scripts/base/frameworks/input/missing-file.bro
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ event bro_init()
 	{
 	try = 0;
 	outfile = open("../out");
-	Input::add_event([$source="does-not-exist.dat", $name="input", $fields=Val, $ev=line]);
+	Input::add_event([$source="does-not-exist.dat", $name="input", $fields=Val, $ev=line, $want_record=F]);
 	Input::remove("input");
 	}