diff --git a/bootstraptest/runner.rb b/bootstraptest/runner.rb
index 71c8f5393e..68f0e80519 100755
--- a/bootstraptest/runner.rb
+++ b/bootstraptest/runner.rb
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ End
 end
 
 def erase(e = true)
-  if e and @columns > 0
+  if e and @columns > 0 and !@verbose
     "\r#{" "*@columns}\r"
   else
     ""