diff --git a/tests/compat.sh b/tests/compat.sh
index 54bc0b7d1..5e1b836ab 100755
--- a/tests/compat.sh
+++ b/tests/compat.sh
@@ -1219,7 +1219,7 @@ run_client() {
             cp $CLI_OUT c-cli-${TESTS}.log
             echo "  ! outputs saved to c-srv-${TESTS}.log, c-cli-${TESTS}.log"
 
-            if [ "X${USER:-}" = Xbuildbot -o "X${LOGNAME:-}" = Xbuildbot -o "${LOG_FAILURE_ON_STDOUT:-0}" != 0 ]; then
+            if [ "${LOG_FAILURE_ON_STDOUT:-0}" != 0 ]; then
                 echo "  ! server output:"
                 cat c-srv-${TESTS}.log
                 echo "  ! ==================================================="