diff --git a/tests/global.rs b/tests/global.rs
index 8c49f02563..0ebb1a1989 100644
--- a/tests/global.rs
+++ b/tests/global.rs
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ fn test_global_justfile() {
 
   let expected_status = 0;
   let expected_stdout = "foo\n";
+  let expected_stderr = "";
 
   let mut failure = false;
 
@@ -34,6 +35,12 @@ fn test_global_justfile() {
     failure = true;
   }
 
+  let stderr = str::from_utf8(&output.stderr).unwrap();
+  if stderr != expected_stderr {
+    println!("bad stderr:\ngot:\n{stderr:?}\n\nexpected:\n{expected_stderr:?}");
+    failure = true;
+  }
+
   if failure {
     panic!("test failed");
   }