diff --git a/test/TEST-01-BASIC/test.sh b/test/TEST-01-BASIC/test.sh
index b6b474393d..f93ea934fb 100755
--- a/test/TEST-01-BASIC/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-01-BASIC/test.sh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ check_result_qemu() {
     mount ${LOOPDEV}p1 $TESTDIR/root
     [[ -e $TESTDIR/root/testok ]] && ret=0
     [[ -f $TESTDIR/root/failed ]] && cp -a $TESTDIR/root/failed $TESTDIR
-    [[ -f $TESTDIR/root/var/log/journal ]] && cp -a $TESTDIR/root/var/log/journal $TESTDIR
+    cp -a $TESTDIR/root/var/log/journal $TESTDIR
     umount $TESTDIR/root
     [[ -f $TESTDIR/failed ]] && cat $TESTDIR/failed
     ls -l $TESTDIR/journal/*/*.journal
diff --git a/test/TEST-02-CRYPTSETUP/test.sh b/test/TEST-02-CRYPTSETUP/test.sh
index 2997da06ff..8ed39b118a 100755
--- a/test/TEST-02-CRYPTSETUP/test.sh
+++ b/test/TEST-02-CRYPTSETUP/test.sh
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ check_result_qemu() {
     [[ -f $TESTDIR/root/failed ]] && cp -a $TESTDIR/root/failed $TESTDIR
     cryptsetup luksOpen ${LOOPDEV}p2 varcrypt <$TESTDIR/keyfile
     mount /dev/mapper/varcrypt $TESTDIR/root/var
-    [[ -f $TESTDIR/root/var/log/journal ]] && cp -a $TESTDIR/root/var/log/journal $TESTDIR
+    cp -a $TESTDIR/root/var/log/journal $TESTDIR
     umount $TESTDIR/root/var
     umount $TESTDIR/root
     cryptsetup luksClose /dev/mapper/varcrypt