diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a2198e5..59a474c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -60,5 +60,6 @@ Testing overwrite of existing variables: ok
 Testing parsing of last line: ok
 Test loading variables from default.env file: ok
 Test .env variables override variables from default.env file: ok
+Test error message from missing .env file: ok
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 ```
diff --git a/tests/dotenv-test.sh b/tests/dotenv-test.sh
index 47ace2f..a458a08 100755
--- a/tests/dotenv-test.sh
+++ b/tests/dotenv-test.sh
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ main() {
     assert_equal "$TEST_DEFAULT_ENVFILE" 'expected' 'Test loading variables from default.env file'
     assert_equal "$TEST_DOTENV_OVERRIDES_DEFAULT" 'expected' 'Test .env variables override variables from default.env file'
 
-    TEST_NO_ENVFILE=`DOTENV_FILE=nonexistent.env ../dotenv.sh 2>&1 >&3 3>&-` # Close stdout for this test
+    TEST_NO_ENVFILE=`DOTENV_FILE=nonexistent.env ../dotenv.sh 2>&1` # Close stdout for this test
     assert_equal "$TEST_NO_ENVFILE" "nonexistent.env file not found" 'Test error message from missing .env file'
 
     rm "$GITHUB_ENV"