diff --git a/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/tests.py b/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/tests.py
index 3ebcfbb6cd..442f357782 100644
--- a/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/tests.py
+++ b/tests/regressiontests/admin_scripts/tests.py
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ class AdminScriptTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertEquals(len(stream), 0, "Stream should be empty: actually contains '%s'" % stream)
     def assertOutput(self, stream, msg):
         "Utility assertion: assert that the given message exists in the output"
-        self.assertTrue(msg in stream, "'%s' does not match actual output text '%s'" % (msg, stream))
+        self.failUnless(msg in stream, "'%s' does not match actual output text '%s'" % (msg, stream))
 
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 # DJANGO ADMIN TESTS