diff --git a/tests/regress/mips_branch_likely_issue.c b/tests/regress/mips_branch_likely_issue.c
index 039d50e1..b11089e1 100644
--- a/tests/regress/mips_branch_likely_issue.c
+++ b/tests/regress/mips_branch_likely_issue.c
@@ -33,38 +33,48 @@
 
 
 const uint64_t addr = 0x100000;
-// This code SHOULD execute the instruction at 0x10000C.
+// This code SHOULD execute the instruction at 0x100010.
 const unsigned char test_code_1[] = {
     0x01,0x00,0x02,0x24,	// 100000: li      $v0, 1
     0x02,0x00,0x03,0x24,	// 100004: li      $v1, 2
     0x01,0x00,0x62,0x54,	// 100008: bnel    $v1, $v0, 0x100010
     0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,	// 10000C: nop
+    0x00,0x00,0x04,0x24,	// 100000: li      $a0, 0
+    0x01,0x00,0x02,0x24,	// 100004: li      $v0, 1
+    0x02,0x00,0x03,0x24,	// 100008: li      $v1, 2
+    0x01,0x00,0x62,0x54,	// 10000C: bnel    $v1, $v0, 0x100010
+    0x21,0x20,0x62,0x00,	// 100010: addu    $a0, $v1, $v0
 };
-// This code SHOULD NOT execute the instruction at 0x10000C.
+// This code SHOULD NOT execute the instruction at 0x100010.
 const unsigned char test_code_2[] = {
-    0x01,0x00,0x02,0x24,	// 100000: li      $v0, 1
-    0x01,0x00,0x03,0x24,	// 100004: li      $v1, 1
-    0x01,0x00,0x62,0x54,	// 100008: bnel    $v1, $v0, 0x100010
-    0x00,0x00,0x00,0x00,	// 10000C: nop
+    0x00,0x00,0x04,0x24,	// 100000: li      $a0, 0
+    0x01,0x00,0x02,0x24,	// 100004: li      $v0, 1
+    0x01,0x00,0x03,0x24,	// 100008: li      $v1, 1
+    0x01,0x00,0x62,0x54,	// 10000C: bnel    $v1, $v0, 0x100010
+    0x21,0x20,0x62,0x00,	// 100010: addu    $a0, $v1, $v0
 };
 int test_num = 0;
+// flag for whether the delay slot was executed by the emulator
 bool test1_delayslot_executed = false;
 bool test2_delayslot_executed = false;
+// flag for whether the delay slot had a code hook called for it
+bool test1_delayslot_hooked = false;
+bool test2_delayslot_hooked = false;
 
 
 // This hook is used to show that code is executing in the emulator.
 static void mips_codehook(uc_engine *uc, uint64_t address, uint32_t size, void *user_data)
 {
     printf("Test %d Executing: %llX\n", test_num, address);
-    if( test_num == 1 && address == 0x10000C )
+    if( test_num == 1 && address == 0x100010 )
     {
-        printf("Delay slot executed!\n");
-        test1_delayslot_executed = true;
+        printf("Delay slot hook called!\n");
+        test1_delayslot_hooked = true;
     }
-    if( test_num == 2 && address == 0x10000C )
+    if( test_num == 2 && address == 0x100010 )
     {
-        printf("Delay slot executed!\n");
-        test2_delayslot_executed = true;
+        printf("Delay slot hook called!\n");
+        test2_delayslot_hooked = true;
     }
 }
 
@@ -74,6 +84,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
     uc_engine *uc;
     uc_err err;
     uc_hook hhc;
+    uint32_t val;
 
     // dynamically load shared library
 #ifdef DYNLOAD
@@ -120,6 +131,10 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
     // start executing test code 1
     printf("uc_emu_start(1)\n");
     uc_emu_start(uc, addr, addr+sizeof(test_code_1), 0, 0);
+    // read the value from a0 when finished executing
+    uc_reg_read(uc, UC_MIPS_REG_A0, &val);	printf("a0 is %X\n", val);
+    if( val != 0 )
+        test1_delayslot_executed = true;
 
 
     // write test2 code to be emulated to memory
@@ -134,26 +149,48 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv, char **envp)
     // start executing test code 2
     printf("uc_emu_start(2)\n");
     uc_emu_start(uc, addr, addr+sizeof(test_code_2), 0, 0);
+    // read the value from a0 when finished executing
+    uc_reg_read(uc, UC_MIPS_REG_A0, &val);	printf("a0 is %X\n", val);
+    if( val != 0 )
+        test2_delayslot_executed = true;
 
 
     // free resources
     printf("\nuc_close()\n");
     uc_close(uc);
 
-    // print test results
 
-    // test 1 SHOULD execute the instruction at 0x10000C.
-    if( test1_delayslot_executed == true )
+    // print test results
+    printf("\n\nTest 1 SHOULD execute the delay slot instruction:\n");
+    printf("  Emulator %s execute the delay slot:  %s\n",
+            test1_delayslot_executed ? "did" : "did not",
+            test1_delayslot_executed ? "CORRECT" : "WRONG");
+    printf("  Emulator %s hook the delay slot:  %s\n",
+            test1_delayslot_hooked ? "did" : "did not",
+            test1_delayslot_hooked ? "CORRECT" : "WRONG");
+
+    printf("\n\nTest 2 SHOULD NOT execute the delay slot instruction:\n");
+    printf("  Emulator %s execute the delay slot:  %s\n",
+            test2_delayslot_executed ? "did" : "did not",
+            !test2_delayslot_executed ? "CORRECT" : "WRONG");
+    printf("  Emulator %s hook the delay slot:  %s\n",
+            test2_delayslot_hooked ? "did" : "did not",
+            !test2_delayslot_hooked ? "CORRECT" : "WRONG");
+
+
+    // test 1 SHOULD execute the instruction in the delay slot
+    if( test1_delayslot_hooked == true && test1_delayslot_executed == true )
         printf("\n\nTEST 1 PASSED!\n");
     else
         printf("\n\nTEST 1 FAILED!\n");
 
-    // test 2 SHOULD NOT execute the instruction at 0x10000C.
-    if( test2_delayslot_executed == false )
+    // test 2 SHOULD NOT execute the instruction in the delay slot
+    if( test2_delayslot_hooked == false && test2_delayslot_executed == false )
         printf("TEST 2 PASSED!\n\n");
     else
         printf("TEST 2 FAILED!\n\n");
 
+
     // dynamically free shared library
 #ifdef DYNLOAD
     uc_dyn_free();