diff --git a/t/pt-stalk/pt-stalk.t b/t/pt-stalk/pt-stalk.t
index 5a20c3b9..99a0edb0 100644
--- a/t/pt-stalk/pt-stalk.t
+++ b/t/pt-stalk/pt-stalk.t
@@ -79,9 +79,8 @@ cleanup();
 # As of v2.1.9 when --verbose was added, non-matching checks are not
 # printed by default.  So we use the --plugin to tell us when the tool
 # has completed a cycle.
-warn "1 before cmd";
-$retval = system("/bin/bash -x $trunk/bin/pt-stalk --daemonize --pid $pid_file --log $log_file --dest $dest --plugin $trunk/t/pt-stalk/samples/plugin002.sh -- --defaults-file=$cnf");
-warn "2 after cmd";
+$retval = system("$trunk/bin/pt-stalk --daemonize --pid $pid_file --log $log_file --dest $dest --plugin $trunk/t/pt-stalk/samples/plugin002.sh -- --defaults-file=$cnf");
+
 is(
    $retval >> 8,
    0,
@@ -143,8 +142,6 @@ like(
 # #############################################################################
 
 cleanup();
-done_testing;
-exit;
 
 $retval = system("$trunk/bin/pt-stalk --daemonize --pid $pid_file --log $log_file --variable Threads_running --dest $dest --verbose 3 -- --defaults-file=$cnf");