diff --git a/tests/test-history.sh b/tests/test-history.sh
index 9c3f1e530..75a6ff5c2 100755
--- a/tests/test-history.sh
+++ b/tests/test-history.sh
@@ -57,7 +57,28 @@ if ! ${FLATPAK} --installation=history-installation history --since="${HISTORY_S
     exit 1
 fi
 
-diff history-log - >&2 << EOF
+# Pulls are logged when system helper is compiled out as they do
+# not go to the temp child repo anymore
+if [ "${HAVE_SYSTEM_HELPER:-1}" = "0" ]; then
+    cat > expected-log << 'EOF'
+add remote			system (history-installation)	test-repo
+pull	org.test.Hello.Locale	master	system (history-installation)	test-repo
+deploy install	org.test.Hello.Locale	master	system (history-installation)	test-repo
+pull	org.test.Platform	master	system (history-installation)	test-repo
+deploy install	org.test.Platform	master	system (history-installation)	test-repo
+pull	org.test.Hello	master	system (history-installation)	test-repo
+deploy install	org.test.Hello	master	system (history-installation)	test-repo
+pull	org.test.Hello.Locale	master	system (history-installation)	test-repo
+deploy update	org.test.Hello.Locale	master	system (history-installation)	test-repo
+pull	org.test.Hello	master	system (history-installation)	test-repo
+deploy update	org.test.Hello	master	system (history-installation)	test-repo
+uninstall	org.test.Hello	master	system (history-installation)
+uninstall	org.test.Platform	master	system (history-installation)
+uninstall	org.test.Hello.Locale	master	system (history-installation)
+remove remote			system (history-installation)	test-repo
+EOF
+else
+    cat > expected-log << 'EOF'
 add remote			system (history-installation)	test-repo
 deploy install	org.test.Hello.Locale	master	system (history-installation)	test-repo
 deploy install	org.test.Platform	master	system (history-installation)	test-repo
@@ -69,6 +90,9 @@ uninstall	org.test.Platform	master	system (history-installation)
 uninstall	org.test.Hello.Locale	master	system (history-installation)
 remove remote			system (history-installation)	test-repo
 EOF
+fi
+
+diff history-log expected-log >&2
 
 if ! ${FLATPAK} --installation=history-installation history --since="${HISTORY_START_TIME}" \
     --columns=change,application,branch,installation,remote --json > history-log 2>&1; then
@@ -77,7 +101,120 @@ if ! ${FLATPAK} --installation=history-installation history --since="${HISTORY_S
     exit 1
 fi
 
-diff history-log - >&2 << EOF
+# Pulls are logged when system helper is compiled out as they do
+# not go to the temp child repo anymore
+if [ "${HAVE_SYSTEM_HELPER:-1}" = "0" ]; then
+    cat > expected-log << 'EOF'
+[
+  {
+    "change" : "add remote",
+    "application" : "",
+    "branch" : "",
+    "installation" : "system (history-installation)",
+    "remote" : "test-repo"
+  },
+  {
+    "change" : "pull",
+    "application" : "org.test.Hello.Locale",
+    "branch" : "master",
+    "installation" : "system (history-installation)",
+    "remote" : "test-repo"
+  },
+  {
+    "change" : "deploy install",
+    "application" : "org.test.Hello.Locale",
+    "branch" : "master",
+    "installation" : "system (history-installation)",
+    "remote" : "test-repo"
+  },
+  {
+    "change" : "pull",
+    "application" : "org.test.Platform",
+    "branch" : "master",
+    "installation" : "system (history-installation)",
+    "remote" : "test-repo"
+  },
+  {
+    "change" : "deploy install",
+    "application" : "org.test.Platform",
+    "branch" : "master",
+    "installation" : "system (history-installation)",
+    "remote" : "test-repo"
+  },
+  {
+    "change" : "pull",
+    "application" : "org.test.Hello",
+    "branch" : "master",
+    "installation" : "system (history-installation)",
+    "remote" : "test-repo"
+  },
+  {
+    "change" : "deploy install",
+    "application" : "org.test.Hello",
+    "branch" : "master",
+    "installation" : "system (history-installation)",
+    "remote" : "test-repo"
+  },
+  {
+    "change" : "pull",
+    "application" : "org.test.Hello.Locale",
+    "branch" : "master",
+    "installation" : "system (history-installation)",
+    "remote" : "test-repo"
+  },
+  {
+    "change" : "deploy update",
+    "application" : "org.test.Hello.Locale",
+    "branch" : "master",
+    "installation" : "system (history-installation)",
+    "remote" : "test-repo"
+  },
+  {
+    "change" : "pull",
+    "application" : "org.test.Hello",
+    "branch" : "master",
+    "installation" : "system (history-installation)",
+    "remote" : "test-repo"
+  },
+  {
+    "change" : "deploy update",
+    "application" : "org.test.Hello",
+    "branch" : "master",
+    "installation" : "system (history-installation)",
+    "remote" : "test-repo"
+  },
+  {
+    "change" : "uninstall",
+    "application" : "org.test.Hello",
+    "branch" : "master",
+    "installation" : "system (history-installation)",
+    "remote" : ""
+  },
+  {
+    "change" : "uninstall",
+    "application" : "org.test.Platform",
+    "branch" : "master",
+    "installation" : "system (history-installation)",
+    "remote" : ""
+  },
+  {
+    "change" : "uninstall",
+    "application" : "org.test.Hello.Locale",
+    "branch" : "master",
+    "installation" : "system (history-installation)",
+    "remote" : ""
+  },
+  {
+    "change" : "remove remote",
+    "application" : "",
+    "branch" : "",
+    "installation" : "system (history-installation)",
+    "remote" : "test-repo"
+  }
+]
+EOF
+else
+    cat > expected-log << 'EOF'
 [
   {
     "change" : "add remote",
@@ -151,6 +288,9 @@ diff history-log - >&2 << EOF
   }
 ]
 EOF
+fi
+
+diff history-log expected-log >&2
 
 rm -f ${FLATPAK_CONFIG_DIR}/installations.d/history-inst.conf
 rm -rf ${TEST_DATA_DIR}/system-history-installation