diff --git a/testing/btest/Baseline/language.timeout/out b/testing/btest/Baseline/language.timeout/zeek..stdout
similarity index 100%
rename from testing/btest/Baseline/language.timeout/out
rename to testing/btest/Baseline/language.timeout/zeek..stdout
diff --git a/testing/btest/language/timeout.zeek b/testing/btest/language/timeout.zeek
index b23839cd53..98990611eb 100644
--- a/testing/btest/language/timeout.zeek
+++ b/testing/btest/language/timeout.zeek
@@ -1,19 +1,21 @@
-# @TEST-EXEC: unset ZEEK_DNS_FAKE && unset BRO_DNS_FAKE && zeek -b %INPUT >out
-# @TEST-EXEC: btest-diff out
+# @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-run zeek zeek -b %INPUT
+# @TEST-EXEC: btest-bg-wait 10
+# @TEST-EXEC: btest-diff zeek/.stdout
 
+redef exit_only_after_terminate=T;
+
+global myset = set("yes");
 
 event zeek_init()
-{
-	local h1: addr = 1.2.3.4;
-
-	when ( local h1name = lookup_addr(h1) )
-		{ 
+	{
+	when ( "no" in myset )
+		{
 		print "lookup successful";
+		terminate();
 		}
-	timeout 3 secs
+	timeout 0.25sec
 		{
 		print "timeout";
+		terminate();
 		}
-
-}
-
+	}