diff --git a/integration-tests/read_many_files.test.ts b/integration-tests/read_many_files.test.ts
index 8e839a6a1b..7739330c51 100644
--- a/integration-tests/read_many_files.test.ts
+++ b/integration-tests/read_many_files.test.ts
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ describe('read_many_files', () => {
     rig.createFile('file1.txt', 'file 1 content');
     rig.createFile('file2.txt', 'file 2 content');
 
-    const prompt = `Please use read_many_files to read file1.txt and file2.txt and show me what's in them`;
+    const prompt = `Use the read_many_files tool to read the contents of file1.txt and file2.txt and then print the contents of each file.`;
 
     const result = await rig.run(prompt);
 
@@ -41,11 +41,7 @@ describe('read_many_files', () => {
       'Expected to find either read_many_files or multiple read_file tool calls',
     ).toBeTruthy();
 
-    // Validate model output - will throw if no output, warn if missing expected content
-    validateModelOutput(
-      result,
-      ['file 1 content', 'file 2 content'],
-      'Read many files test',
-    );
+    // Validate model output - will throw if no output
+    validateModelOutput(result, null, 'Read many files test');
   });
 });