diff --git a/Inst_eddies/Tests/test_output.json b/Inst_eddies/Tests/test_output.json
index 98ffb1f8b4fadbd67f36011853de273a64f4cc22..9645f4796a9b3141d870b6ad1dd1f8ef9b48c230 100644
--- a/Inst_eddies/Tests/test_output.json
+++ b/Inst_eddies/Tests/test_output.json
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@
 	    "$build_dir/Inst_eddies/Tests/test_write_eddy"
 	],
 	"copy":	["$PWD/n_dates_14/SHPC_cyclo"],
-	"stdout": "test_write_eddy_stdout.txt"
+	"stdout": "test_write_eddy_stdout.txt",
+	"exclude_cmp": ["test_write_eddy_stderr.txt"]
+
     },
     {
 	"title": "Small_mix",
@@ -21,7 +23,8 @@
 	    "$build_dir/Inst_eddies/Tests/test_write_eddy"
 	],
 	"copy":	["$PWD/n_dates_1/SHPC_cyclo"],
-	"stdout": "test_write_eddy_stdout.txt"
+	"stdout": "test_write_eddy_stdout.txt",
+	"exclude_cmp": ["test_write_eddy_stderr.txt"]
     },
     {
 	"title": "Medium_sep",
@@ -33,7 +36,8 @@
 	    "$build_dir/Inst_eddies/Tests/test_write_eddy"
 	],
 	"copy":	["$PWD/n_dates_14/SHPC_cyclo"],
-	"stdout": "test_write_eddy_stdout.txt"
+	"stdout": "test_write_eddy_stdout.txt",
+	"exclude_cmp": ["test_write_eddy_stderr.txt"]
     },
     {
 	"title": "Small_sep",
@@ -45,7 +49,8 @@
 	    "$build_dir/Inst_eddies/Tests/test_write_eddy"
 	],
 	"copy":	["$PWD/n_dates_1/SHPC_cyclo"],
-	"stdout": "test_write_eddy_stdout.txt"
+	"stdout": "test_write_eddy_stdout.txt",
+	"exclude_cmp": ["test_write_eddy_stderr.txt"]
     },
     {
 	"title": "Create_mix",
@@ -59,7 +64,8 @@
 		"$build_dir/Inst_eddies/Tests/test_write_eddy"
 	    ]
 	],
-	"stdout": "test_write_eddy_stdout.txt"
+	"stdout": "test_write_eddy_stdout.txt",
+	"exclude_cmp": ["test_write_eddy_stderr.txt"]
     },
     {
 	"title": "Create_sep",
@@ -73,7 +79,8 @@
 		"$build_dir/Inst_eddies/Tests/test_write_eddy"
 	    ]
 	],
-	"stdout": "test_write_eddy_stdout.txt"
+	"stdout": "test_write_eddy_stdout.txt",
+	"exclude_cmp": ["test_write_eddy_stderr.txt"]
     },
     {
 	"title": "Big_mix",
@@ -85,7 +92,8 @@
 	    "$build_dir/Inst_eddies/Tests/test_write_eddy"
 	],
 	"copy":	["$PWD/Inst_eddies_9/SHPC_cyclo"],
-	"stdout": "test_write_eddy_stdout.txt"
+	"stdout": "test_write_eddy_stdout.txt",
+	"exclude_cmp": ["test_write_eddy_stderr.txt"]
     },
     {
 	"title": "Big_sep",
@@ -97,6 +105,7 @@
 	    "$build_dir/Inst_eddies/Tests/test_write_eddy"
 	],
 	"copy":	["$PWD/Inst_eddies_9/SHPC_cyclo"],
-	"stdout": "test_write_eddy_stdout.txt"
+	"stdout": "test_write_eddy_stdout.txt",
+	"exclude_cmp": ["test_write_eddy_stderr.txt"]
     }
 ]