diff --git a/python/TestHarness/testers/RunException.py b/python/TestHarness/testers/RunException.py
index a26af4ef4321..40cdb2145474 100644
--- a/python/TestHarness/testers/RunException.py
+++ b/python/TestHarness/testers/RunException.py
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ def processResults(self, moose_dir, options, output):
             output += "#"*80 + "\n\nUnable to match the following pattern against the program's output:\n\n" + specs['expect_err'] + "\n"
 
         if reason == '':
-            RunApp.testFileOutput(self, moose_dir, options, output)
+            reason = RunApp.testFileOutput(self, moose_dir, options, output)
 
         if reason != '':
             self.setStatus(reason, self.bucket_fail)
diff --git a/python/chigger/tests/line_sample/tests b/python/chigger/tests/line_sample/tests
index 2b830454ce0c..745f0be6c514 100644
--- a/python/chigger/tests/line_sample/tests
+++ b/python/chigger/tests/line_sample/tests
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@
   [../]
 
   [./line_sample_error]
-    type = RunException
+    type = RunApp
     command = line_sample_error.py
-    expect_err = "Unable to locate the variable, invalid_name, in the supplied source data."
+    expect_out = "Unable to locate the variable, invalid_name, in the supplied source data."
+    errors = "zzzzzzz" # Supress default error checking
   [../]
 []
diff --git a/test/tests/misc/check_error/tests b/test/tests/misc/check_error/tests
index 51a9bebc280c..b1e1b3b0371d 100644
--- a/test/tests/misc/check_error/tests
+++ b/test/tests/misc/check_error/tests
@@ -92,16 +92,16 @@
   [../]
 
   [./deprecated_param_default]
-    type = 'RunException'
+    type = 'RunApp'
     input = 'deprecated_param_test.i'
-    expect_err = "The parameter \w+ is deprecated."
+    expect_out = "The parameter \w+ is deprecated."
     cli_args = 'Kernels/nan/deprecated_default=1'
   [../]
 
   [./deprecated_param_no_default]
-    type = 'RunException'
+    type = 'RunApp'
     input = 'deprecated_param_test.i'
-    expect_err = "The parameter \w+ is deprecated."
+    expect_out = "The parameter \w+ is deprecated."
     cli_args = 'Kernels/nan/deprecated_no_default=1'
   [../]
 
@@ -611,4 +611,9 @@
     input = 'coupling_itself.i'
     expect_err = "Coupled variable 'v' needs to be different from 'variable' with CoupledForce"
   [../]
+  [./missing_input]
+    type = 'RunException'
+    input = 'missing_input_file.i'
+    expect_err = "Unable to open file"
+  [../]
 []