diff --git a/test/recurrence.t b/test/recurrence.t
index b0504367f..663387aac 100755
--- a/test/recurrence.t
+++ b/test/recurrence.t
@@ -320,24 +320,14 @@ class TestBug955(TestCase):
 
         Previously bug.955.t
         """
+
+        # With confirmation:off the first "n\n" has no effect.
         self.t.config("confirmation", "off")
-
-        self.validate()
-
-    def test_no_prompt_for_parent_on_child_delete_confirmation_on(self):
-        """Deleting a child of a recurring task prompts for parent deletion (confirmation:on)
-
-        Previously bug.955.t
-        """
-        self.t.config("confirmation", "on")
-
-        self.validate()
-
-    def validate(self):
         code, out, err = self.t("2 delete", input="n\ny\n")
         self.assertIn("Deleting task 2", out)
         self.assertIn("Deleted 1 task", out)
 
+        # 1 task remains.
         code, out, err = self.t("ls")
         self.assertRegexpMatches(out, re.compile("^1 task", re.MULTILINE))
 
@@ -351,6 +341,30 @@ class TestBug955(TestCase):
         code, out, err = self.t.runError("ls")
         self.assertIn("No matches", err)
 
+    def test_no_prompt_for_parent_on_child_delete_confirmation_on(self):
+        """Deleting a child of a recurring task prompts for parent deletion (confirmation:on)
+
+        Previously bug.955.t
+        """
+
+        # With confirmation:on the first "n\n" is obeyed.
+        self.t.config("confirmation", "on")
+        code, out, err = self.t.runError("2 delete", input="n\ny\n")
+        self.assertIn("Deleted 0 tasks.", out)
+
+        # 2 tasks intact.
+        code, out, err = self.t("ls")
+        self.assertRegexpMatches(out, re.compile("^2 tasks", re.MULTILINE))
+
+        code, out, err = self.t("2 delete", input="y\ny\n")
+        self.assertIn("Deleted 2 tasks", out)
+
+        code, out, err = self.t.runError("all status:recurring")
+        self.assertIn("No matches", err) 
+
+        code, out, err = self.t.runError("ls")
+        self.assertIn("No matches", err)
+
 class TestUpgradeToRecurring(TestCase):
     def setUp(self):
         """Executed before each test in the class"""