diff -r f0d8ac85ca21 -r bca8ef6e70b3 tests/run-tests.py
--- a/tests/run-tests.py	Wed Sep 22 16:05:58 2010 -0500
+++ b/tests/run-tests.py	Wed Sep 22 16:05:59 2010 -0500
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@
 
             if el == l: # perfect match (fast)
                 postout.append("  " + l)
-            elif el and rematch(el, l): # fallback regex match
+            elif el and el[2:] and rematch(el, l): # fallback regex match
                 postout.append("  " + el)
             else: # mismatch - let diff deal with it
                 postout.append("  " + l)