diff --git a/tools/test.sh b/tools/test.sh
index e2014c3e7..7e7e06131 100755
--- a/tools/test.sh
+++ b/tools/test.sh
@@ -2833,7 +2833,7 @@ fi
 # fix logfile
 if [ "${PACKAGE}" -eq 0 ]; then
 
-  cat -A ${OUTD}/logfull.txt | sed -e 's/\^M                                             \^M//g' | sed -e 's/\$$//g' > ${OUTD}/test_report.log
+  cat -vet ${OUTD}/logfull.txt | sed -e 's/\^M                                             \^M//g' | sed -e 's/\$$//g' > ${OUTD}/test_report.log
 
 fi