diff --git a/test/nested.js b/test/nested.js
index 5ac8a9d9..46822594 100644
--- a/test/nested.js
+++ b/test/nested.js
@@ -1,75 +1,68 @@
 var falafel = require('falafel');
 var tape = require('../');
 var tap = require('tap');
-var trim = require('string.prototype.trim');
+var concat = require('concat-stream');
 
 tap.test('array test', function (tt) {
     tt.plan(1);
-    
+
     var test = tape.createHarness();
-    var tc = tap.createConsumer();
-    
-    var rows = [];
-    tc.on('data', function (r) { rows.push(r) });
-    tc.on('end', function () {
-        var rs = rows.map(function (r) {
-            if (r && typeof r === 'object') {
-                return { id : r.id, ok : r.ok, name : trim(r.name) };
-            }
-            else return r;
-        });
-        tt.same(rs, [
+    var tc = function (rows) {
+        tt.same(rows.toString('utf8'), [
             'TAP version 13',
-            'nested array test',
-            { id: 1, ok: true, name: 'should be equivalent' },
-            { id: 2, ok: true, name: 'should be equivalent' },
-            { id: 3, ok: true, name: 'should be equivalent' },
-            { id: 4, ok: true, name: 'should be equivalent' },
-            { id: 5, ok: true, name: 'should be equivalent' },
-            'inside test',
-            { id: 6, ok: true, name: 'should be truthy' },
-            { id: 7, ok: true, name: 'should be truthy' },
-            'another',
-            { id: 8, ok: true, name: 'should be truthy' },
-            'tests 8',
-            'pass  8',
-            'ok'
-        ]);
-    });
-    
-    test.createStream().pipe(tc);
-    
+            '# nested array test',
+            'ok 1 should be equivalent',
+            'ok 2 should be equivalent',
+            'ok 3 should be equivalent',
+            'ok 4 should be equivalent',
+            'ok 5 should be equivalent',
+            '# inside test',
+            'ok 6 should be truthy',
+            'ok 7 should be truthy',
+            '# another',
+            'ok 8 should be truthy',
+            '',
+            '1..8',
+            '# tests 8',
+            '# pass  8',
+            '',
+            '# ok'
+        ].join('\n') + '\n');
+    };
+
+    test.createStream().pipe(concat(tc));
+
     test('nested array test', function (t) {
         t.plan(6);
-        
+
         var src = '(' + function () {
             var xs = [ 1, 2, [ 3, 4 ] ];
             var ys = [ 5, 6 ];
             g([ xs, ys ]);
         } + ')()';
-        
+
         var output = falafel(src, function (node) {
             if (node.type === 'ArrayExpression') {
                 node.update('fn(' + node.source() + ')');
             }
         });
-        
+
         t.test('inside test', function (q) {
             q.plan(2);
             q.ok(true);
-            
+
             setTimeout(function () {
                 q.ok(true);
             }, 100);
         });
-        
+
         var arrays = [
             [ 3, 4 ],
             [ 1, 2, [ 3, 4 ] ],
             [ 5, 6 ],
             [ [ 1, 2, [ 3, 4 ] ], [ 5, 6 ] ],
         ];
-        
+
         Function(['fn','g'], output)(
             function (xs) {
                 t.same(arrays.shift(), xs);