diff --git a/tests/gnrc_rpl_srh/Makefile b/tests/gnrc_rpl_srh/Makefile
index 93532e0b88e7525c25fbd81169233dbf087de093..1231460471f8e2ed62f87cb4ea5da71a32cb097a 100644
--- a/tests/gnrc_rpl_srh/Makefile
+++ b/tests/gnrc_rpl_srh/Makefile
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ BOARD_BLACKLIST := chronos mips-malta ruuvitag
 
 export TAP ?= tap0
 
+CFLAGS += -DOUTPUT=TEXT
+
 # use Ethernet as link-layer protocol
 ifeq (native,$(BOARD))
   USEMODULE += netdev_tap
diff --git a/tests/gnrc_rpl_srh/tests/01-run.py b/tests/gnrc_rpl_srh/tests/01-run.py
index 41797d723baee3190fa41af316c80cd7591e90fa..c86d7ca0a0bded3c82a5ee09349ffcf1be0826d4 100755
--- a/tests/gnrc_rpl_srh/tests/01-run.py
+++ b/tests/gnrc_rpl_srh/tests/01-run.py
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ def testfunc(child):
     tap = get_bridge(os.environ["TAP"])
 
     child.expect(r"OK \((\d+) tests\)")     # wait for and check result of unittests
-    print(".", end="", flush=True)
+    print("." * int(child.match.group(1)), end="", flush=True)
     lladdr_src = get_host_lladdr(tap)
     child.sendline("ifconfig")
     child.expect("HWaddr: (?P<hwaddr>[A-Fa-f:0-9]+)")