diff --git a/src/runtime2/tests/internet.rs b/src/runtime2/tests/internet.rs
index abb4204bf432e7c207110f3f37c9c2d75b41a429..cdaf8c287383d4fe369d3bd8c7e7de4f6fa5843f 100644
--- a/src/runtime2/tests/internet.rs
+++ b/src/runtime2/tests/internet.rs
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ fn test_stdlib_file() {
                     auto cmd = get(cmds);
                     if (let inet::Cmd::Send(data) = cmd) {
                         to_send = data;
+                        keep_going = false;
                     } else if (let inet::Cmd::Receive = cmd) {
                         put(tx, to_send);
                     } else if (let inet::Cmd::Finish = cmd) {
@@ -46,7 +47,9 @@ fn test_stdlib_file() {
         sync {
             put(conn.tx, inet::Cmd::Receive);
             auto val = get(conn.rx);
-            while (val[0] != 1 || val[1] != 3 || val[2] != 3 || val[3] != 7) {}
+            while (val[0] != 1 || val[1] != 3 || val[2] != 3 || val[3] != 7) {
+                print(\"this is going very wrong\");
+            }
             put(conn.tx, inet::Cmd::Finish);
         }
         sync put(conn.tx, inet::Cmd::Shutdown);