diff --git a/tests/test_midi_loopback.py b/tests/test_midi_loopback.py
index 6ccece37..992e7a51 100644
--- a/tests/test_midi_loopback.py
+++ b/tests/test_midi_loopback.py
@@ -56,8 +56,7 @@ def test_midi_loopback(capfd, build_midi):
 
         # Print to console
         with capfd.disabled():
-            print("CAPTURE ++++", capture, "++++")
-            print("EXPECTED ----", expected, "----")
-
+            print("CAPTURE:", capture)
+            print("EXPECTED:", expected)
 
         assert result
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diff --git a/tests/test_midi_rx.py b/tests/test_midi_rx.py
index 1997dd73..f3ec5ef5 100644
--- a/tests/test_midi_rx.py
+++ b/tests/test_midi_rx.py
@@ -23,11 +23,16 @@ def test_rx(capfd, config, build_midi):
         copy_tree(build_midi, tmpdirname)
         xe = str(Path(tmpdirname) / f"{config}/test_midi_{config}.xe")
 
-        midi_commands = [[0x90, 60, 81]]
-        create_midi_rx_file(len(midi_commands))
+        midi_commands = [[0x90, 0x91, 0x90],# Invalid and should be discarded
+                        [0x90, 60, 81],     # Note on
+                        [0x80, 60, 81]]     # Note off
+
+        midi_command_expected = midi_commands[1:] # should skip invalid first message
+
+        create_midi_rx_file(len(midi_command_expected))
         create_midi_tx_file()
 
-        expected = midi_expect_rx().expect(midi_commands)
+        expected = midi_expect_rx().expect(midi_command_expected)
         tester = testers.ComparisonTester(expected, ordered = True)
         
         rx_port = "tile[1]:XS1_PORT_1F"
@@ -58,4 +63,10 @@ def test_rx(capfd, config, build_midi):
         capture = capfd.readouterr().out
         result = tester.run(capture.split("\n"))
 
+        # Print to console
+        with capfd.disabled():
+            print("CAPTURE:", capture)
+            print("EXPECTED:", expected)
+
+
         assert result, f"expected: {expected}\n capture: {capture}"
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