diff --git a/bin/tests/system/testsummary.sh b/bin/tests/system/testsummary.sh
index 9d6c2f3939126eff3a703f752cd81d48f5984150..06c356671a64836d27139fe940b08795f76d2df0 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/testsummary.sh
+++ b/bin/tests/system/testsummary.sh
@@ -35,9 +35,14 @@ while getopts "n" flag; do
     esac
 done
 
-cat */test.output > systests.output 2> /dev/null
-if [ $keepfile -eq 0 ]; then
-    rm -f */test.output
+if [ `ls */test.output 2> /dev/null | wc -l` -eq 0 ]; then
+    echowarn "I:No 'test.output' files were found."
+    echowarn "I:Printing summary from pre-existing 'systests.output'."
+else
+    cat */test.output > systests.output
+    if [ $keepfile -eq 0 ]; then
+        rm -f */test.output
+    fi
 fi
 
 status=0