diff --git a/test/red/nodes/registry_spec.js b/test/red/nodes/registry_spec.js
index 2a64d79fd..492401525 100644
--- a/test/red/nodes/registry_spec.js
+++ b/test/red/nodes/registry_spec.js
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ describe('NodeRegistry', function() {
             
             done();
         }).catch(function(e) {
-            console.log(eventEmitSpy);
             done(e);
         }).finally(function() {
             eventEmitSpy.restore();
diff --git a/test/red/nodes/resources/NestedDirectoryNode/NestedNode/icons/file.txt b/test/red/nodes/resources/NestedDirectoryNode/NestedNode/icons/file.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..59a29af14
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/red/nodes/resources/NestedDirectoryNode/NestedNode/icons/file.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+This file exists just to ensure the 'icons' directory is in the repository.
+TODO: a future test needs to ensure the right icon files are loaded - this
+      directory can be used for that