diff --git a/tests/ssl-opt.sh b/tests/ssl-opt.sh
index b190fba2c..717689f3c 100755
--- a/tests/ssl-opt.sh
+++ b/tests/ssl-opt.sh
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ fail() {
     fi
     echo "  ! outputs saved to o-XXX-${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 o-srv-${TESTS}.log
         echo "  ! ========================================================"