diff --git a/openfpga_flow/regression_test_scripts/basic_reg_test.sh b/openfpga_flow/regression_test_scripts/basic_reg_test.sh
index 66dd32d21..fde557321 100755
--- a/openfpga_flow/regression_test_scripts/basic_reg_test.sh
+++ b/openfpga_flow/regression_test_scripts/basic_reg_test.sh
@@ -152,10 +152,11 @@ run-task basic_tests/explicit_multi_verilog_files --debug --show_thread_logs
 echo -e "Testing output files without time stamp";
 run-task basic_tests/no_time_stamp --debug --show_thread_logs
 # Run git-diff to ensure no changes on the golden netlists
-if git diff --name-status -- ':openfpga_flow/tasks/basic_tests/no_time_stamp/golden_outputs_no_time_stamp/**'; then
+git diff --name-status -- ':openfpga_flow/tasks/basic_tests/no_time_stamp/golden_outputs_no_time_stamp/**'
+if git diff --name-status --exit-code -- ':openfpga_flow/tasks/basic_tests/no_time_stamp/golden_outputs_no_time_stamp/**'; then
   echo -e "Golden netlist remain unchanged"
 else
-  echo -e "Detect changes in golden scripts"; exit 1;
+  echo -e "Detect changes in golden netlists"; exit 1;
 fi
 
 echo -e "Test the remove of runtime directories"