diff --git a/test/hg-git.t b/test/hg-git.t
index 9050571..9791288 100755
--- a/test/hg-git.t
+++ b/test/hg-git.t
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ then
 	test_done
 fi
 
-if ! python -c 'import mercurial'
+if ! python -c 'import mercurial' > /dev/null 2>&1
 then
 	skip_all='skipping remote-hg tests; mercurial not available'
 	test_done