diff --git a/test/cli/other_test.py b/test/cli/other_test.py
index a5d4299b3cf5..829e9f2c7d75 100644
--- a/test/cli/other_test.py
+++ b/test/cli/other_test.py
@@ -195,17 +195,6 @@ def test_progress_j(tmpdir):
     assert stdout == "Checking {} ...\n".format(test_file)
     assert stderr == ""
 
-def test_progress_proj_j(tmpdir):
-    args = ['--project=proj2/proj2.cppcheck', '-j2']
-
-    exitcode, stdout, stderr = cppcheck(args)
-
-    progress_lines = '\n'.join(list(filter(lambda l: not l.startswith("Checking"), stdout.split('\n'))))
-
-    assert (progress_lines ==
-            "1/2 files checked 76% done\n"
-            "2/2 files checked 100% done\n")
-    assert exitcode == 0
 
 def test_execute_addon_failure(tmpdir):
     test_file = os.path.join(tmpdir, 'test.cpp')
diff --git a/test/cli/proj2_test.py b/test/cli/proj2_test.py
index 89e7d8757bc9..b08320298b9b 100644
--- a/test/cli/proj2_test.py
+++ b/test/cli/proj2_test.py
@@ -80,6 +80,13 @@ def test_absolute_path():
     assert stdout.find('Checking %s ...' % file1) >= 0
     assert stdout.find('Checking %s ...' % file2) >= 0
 
+def test_progress_threads():
+    create_compile_commands()
+    ret, stdout, _ = cppcheck(['--project=' + os.path.realpath('proj2/' + COMPILE_COMMANDS_JSON), '-j2'])
+    assert ret == 0, stdout
+    assert stdout.find('1/2 files checked 76% done') >= 0
+    assert stdout.find('2/2 files checked 100% done') >= 0
+
 def test_gui_project_loads_compile_commands_1():
     create_compile_commands()
     ret, stdout, _ = cppcheck(['--project=proj2/proj2.cppcheck'])