diff --git a/tests/trap.right b/tests/trap.right
index 41658293..e12d6186 100644
--- a/tests/trap.right
+++ b/tests/trap.right
@@ -76,8 +76,8 @@ ERRTRAP
 1
 +[7] echo 2
 2
-+[8] echo 3
-+[8] cat
++[8] false
++[8] false
 +[8] false
 ++[8] echo trap: 8
 trap: 8
diff --git a/tests/trap3.sub b/tests/trap3.sub
index 0df44550..1490a76b 100644
--- a/tests/trap3.sub
+++ b/tests/trap3.sub
@@ -5,5 +5,5 @@ set -x
 
 echo 1
 echo 2
-echo 3 | cat | false
+false | false | false
 echo 4