diff --git a/v2/test/timedata.py b/v2/test/timedata.py
index d6eb3e334..8a3d87c76 100644
--- a/v2/test/timedata.py
+++ b/v2/test/timedata.py
@@ -6,16 +6,18 @@
 # This tests the build step timing facilities.
 
 import BoostBuild
+import re
 
 t = BoostBuild.Tester(pass_toolset=0)
 
-t.write('file.jam', '''
+t.write("file.jam", """
 rule time
 {
     DEPENDS $(<) : $(>) ;
     __TIMING_RULE__ on $(>) = record_time $(<) ;
     DEPENDS all : $(<) ;
 }
+
 actions time
 {
     echo $(>) user: $(__USER_TIME__) system: $(__SYSTEM_TIME__)
@@ -24,7 +26,6 @@ actions time
 
 rule record_time ( target : source : start end user system )
 {
-    ECHO record_time called: $(target) / $(source) / $(user) / $(system) ;
     __USER_TIME__ on $(target) = $(user) ;
     __SYSTEM_TIME__ on $(target) = $(system) ;
 }
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ rule make
 {
     DEPENDS $(<) : $(>) ;
 }
+
 actions make
 {
     echo made from $(>) >> $(<)
@@ -41,17 +43,22 @@ actions make
 
 time foo : bar ;
 make bar : baz ;
-''')
+""")
 
-import re
-t.write('baz', 'nothing\n')
-t.run_build_system(
-    '-ffile.jam',
-    stdout=r'bar +user: [0-9\.]+ +system: +[0-9\.]+ *$',
-    match = lambda actual,expected: re.search(expected,actual,re.DOTALL)
-    )
-t.expect_addition('foo')
-t.expect_addition('bar')
+t.write("baz", "nothing\n")
+
+expected_output = """\.\.\.found 4 targets\.\.\.
+\.\.\.updating 2 targets\.\.\.
+make bar
+time foo
+bar +user: [0-9\.]+ +system: +[0-9\.]+ *
+\.\.\.updated 2 targets\.\.\.$
+"""
+
+t.run_build_system("-ffile.jam -d+1", stdout=expected_output,
+    match=lambda actual, expected: re.search(expected, actual, re.DOTALL))
+t.expect_addition("foo")
+t.expect_addition("bar")
 t.expect_nothing_more()
 
 t.cleanup()