diff --git a/testing/examples/test_issue519.py b/testing/examples/test_issue519.py
index e83f18fdc93..c41e2b18591 100644
--- a/testing/examples/test_issue519.py
+++ b/testing/examples/test_issue519.py
@@ -1,3 +1,20 @@
+"""Test for https://github.com/pytest-dev/pytest/issues/519."""
+
+
 def test_510(testdir):
     testdir.copy_example("issue_519.py")
-    testdir.runpytest("issue_519.py")
+    result = testdir.runpytest("issue_519.py")
+    result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(
+        [
+            "collected 0 items / 1 error",
+            "",
+            "*= ERRORS =*",
+            "*_ ERROR collecting issue_519.py _*",
+            'In function "test_one":',
+            'Parameter "arg1" should be declared explicitly via indirect or in function itself',
+            "*= short test summary info =*",
+            "ERROR issue_519.py",
+            "*! Interrupted: 1 error during collection !*",
+            "*= 1 error in *=",
+        ]
+    )