diff --git a/ui/status/status_test.go b/ui/status/status_test.go
index e62785f..9494582 100644
--- a/ui/status/status_test.go
+++ b/ui/status/status_test.go
@@ -27,6 +27,11 @@
 func (c counterOutput) Message(level MsgLevel, msg string) {}
 func (c counterOutput) Flush()                             {}
 
+func (c counterOutput) Write(p []byte) (int, error) {
+	// Discard writes
+	return len(p), nil
+}
+
 func (c counterOutput) Expect(t *testing.T, counts Counts) {
 	if Counts(c) == counts {
 		return