diff --git a/tests/Makefile.am b/tests/Makefile.am
index 43dc39121..1d23ac638 100644
--- a/tests/Makefile.am
+++ b/tests/Makefile.am
@@ -647,6 +647,10 @@ if ENABLE_MMJSONPARSE
 TESTS += \
 	mmjsonparse-w-o-cookie.sh \
 	mmjsonparse-w-o-cookie-multi-spaces.sh
+if ENABLE_IMPSTATS
+TESTS += \
+	mmjsonparse-invalid-containerName.sh
+endif
 if ENABLE_IMPTCP
 TESTS +=  \
 	mmjsonparse_simple.sh \
@@ -1178,6 +1182,7 @@ EXTRA_DIST= \
 	mmjsonparse-w-o-cookie.sh \
 	mmjsonparse-w-o-cookie-multi-spaces.sh \
 	mmjsonparse_simple.sh \
+	mmjsonparse-invalid-containerName.sh \
 	imptcp-oversize-message-display.sh \
 	imptcp-msg-truncation-on-number.sh \
 	imptcp-msg-truncation-on-number2.sh \
diff --git a/tests/mmjsonparse-invalid-containerName.sh b/tests/mmjsonparse-invalid-containerName.sh
index d5eb1fb57..d75853ba5 100755
--- a/tests/mmjsonparse-invalid-containerName.sh
+++ b/tests/mmjsonparse-invalid-containerName.sh
@@ -3,20 +3,30 @@
 . $srcdir/diag.sh init
 . $srcdir/diag.sh generate-conf
 . $srcdir/diag.sh add-conf '
-module(load="../plugins/impstats/.libs/impstats" interval="300" resetCounters="on" format="cee" ruleset="fooruleset" log.syslog="on")
+module(load="../plugins/impstats/.libs/impstats" interval="300"
+	resetCounters="on" format="cee" ruleset="fooruleset" log.syslog="on")
 module(load="../plugins/mmjsonparse/.libs/mmjsonparse")
 
 action(name="fooname" type="mmjsonparse" container="foobar")
+
+action(type="omfile" file="rsyslog.out.log")
 '
 . $srcdir/diag.sh startup
 . $srcdir/diag.sh shutdown-when-empty
 . $srcdir/diag.sh wait-shutdown
 
-echo '' | cmp - rsyslog.out.log
-if [ ! $? -eq 0 ]; then
-  echo "invalid response generated, rsyslog.out.log is:"
-  cat rsyslog.out.log
-  . $srcdir/diag.sh error-exit  1
-fi;
+grep "mmjsonparse: invalid container name 'foobar', name must start with" rsyslog.out.log > /dev/null
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "FAIL: expected error message not found. rsyslog.out.log is:"
+        cat rsyslog.out.log
+        . $srcdir/diag.sh error-exit 1
+fi
+
+grep "impstats: ruleset 'fooruleset' not found - using default ruleset instead" rsyslog.out.log > /dev/null
+if [ $? -ne 0 ]; then
+        echo "FAIL: expected error message not found. rsyslog.out.log is:"
+        cat rsyslog.out.log
+        . $srcdir/diag.sh error-exit 1
+fi
 
 . $srcdir/diag.sh exit