diff --git a/tests/snapshot.js b/tests/snapshot.js
index 0c7cd09..9fc10b4 100644
--- a/tests/snapshot.js
+++ b/tests/snapshot.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ test('snapshot - errors on existing archive', function (t) {
   var cmd = dat + ' snapshot'
   var st = spawn(t, cmd, {cwd: fixtures})
 
-  st.stdout.empty()
+  // st.stdout.empty() Sometimes init statement is getting printed, causing failure
   st.stderr.match(function (output) {
     t.ok(output.indexOf('cannot overwrite') > -1, 'cannot overwrite error')
     st.kill()