diff --git a/tests/runtests.pl b/tests/runtests.pl
index 01a8a0aa68..5c3643f994 100755
--- a/tests/runtests.pl
+++ b/tests/runtests.pl
@@ -2672,7 +2672,7 @@ sub displaylogcontent {
                     logmsg " $line\n";
                 }
                 $linecount++;
-                $truncate = $linecount > 1000;
+                $truncate = $linecount > 1200;
             }
         }
         close($single);