diff --git a/tests/test_mediaworker.py b/tests/test_mediaworker.py
index 847d40c239eb2aadc52f512285d743c8e444bc19..788944d4de6cf799edda53545246fe5a17e9e0f6 100755
--- a/tests/test_mediaworker.py
+++ b/tests/test_mediaworker.py
@@ -91,16 +91,14 @@ def check_celerity_connectivity(ip):
 
 def check_celerity_versions(ip):
     print('Checking tha celerity server and worker uses the same version.')
-    cmd = 'diff -Naur <(dpkg -s celerity-utils) <(ssh -t root@%s dpkg -s celerity-utils)' % ip
-    print(cmd)
     try:
-        out = subprocess.check_output(cmd, shell=True, timeout=5, universal_newlines=True)
+        ms_out = subprocess.check_output('dpkg -s celerity-utils', shell=True, timeout=10, universal_newlines=True)
+        mw_out = subprocess.check_output('ssh -t root@%s dpkg -s celerity-utils' % ip, shell=True, timeout=10, universal_newlines=True)
     except subprocess.CalledProcessError as e:
         print('%sFailed to check celerity version in MediaWorker "%s":\n%s%s' % (RED, ip, e, DEF))
         return False
-    out = out.strip()
-    if out:
-        print('%sThe celerity version in MediaWorker "%s" is not the same as in MediaServer:\n%s%s' % (RED, ip, out, DEF))
+    if ms_out.strip() != mw_out.strip():
+        print('%sThe celerity version in MediaWorker "%s" is not the same as in MediaServer.%s' % (RED, ip, DEF))
         return False
     print('%sThe celerity version in MediaWorker "%s" is the same as in MediaServer.%s' % (GREEN, ip, DEF))
     return True