diff --git a/util/util_tests.sh b/util/util_tests.sh
index 50a244ad2..072157357 100755
--- a/util/util_tests.sh
+++ b/util/util_tests.sh
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ function run_and_check(){
   if [ $? -ne $expected ]; then
     echo "Test $label failed! Output:"
     cat output
+    rm output
     echo
     fail=1
   fi
@@ -30,6 +31,7 @@ run_and_check 1 "check_permissions B" ${SPACK_STACK_DIR}/util/check_permissions.
 chmod o-X ../../perm_check1
 run_and_check 1 "check_permissions C" ${SPACK_STACK_DIR}/util/check_permissions.sh
 chmod o+r ../../perm_check1
+ls -l ../..
 ls -l ..
 ls -l
 run_and_check 1 "check_permissions D" ${SPACK_STACK_DIR}/util/check_permissions.sh