diff --git a/tests/run/cpdef_method_override_recursion.pyx b/tests/run/cpdef_method_override_recursion.pyx
index b89c2feb2c13fbdda2ab9a7d4b0fbf4e911d3924..53ca29ee256b1069ed455d687d0820e9e1956d26 100644
--- a/tests/run/cpdef_method_override_recursion.pyx
+++ b/tests/run/cpdef_method_override_recursion.pyx
@@ -35,22 +35,32 @@ class PyOverride(Ext):
     """
     >>> p = PyOverride()
     >>> p.rec(10)
+    10
+    5
+    >>> p.rec(12)
+    12
+    11
+    10
     5
-    >>> p.rec(11)
-    0
     """
     def rec(self, i):
-        return Ext.rec(self, i-1) if i > 10 else 5
+        print(i)
+        return Ext.rec(self, i) if i > 10 else 5
 
 
 class SlotsOverride(Ext):
     """
     >>> s = SlotsOverride()
     >>> s.rec(10)
+    10
+    6
+    >>> s.rec(12)
+    12
+    11
+    10
     6
-    >>> s.rec(11)
-    0
     """
     __slots__ = ()
     def rec(self, i):
-        return Ext.rec(self, i-1) if i > 10 else 6
+        print(i)
+        return Ext.rec(self, i) if i > 10 else 6