diff --git a/tests/usertools/01/18_userdel_remove_homedir.test b/tests/usertools/01/18_userdel_remove_homedir.test
index f7eee9b6..085381d3 100755
--- a/tests/usertools/01/18_userdel_remove_homedir.test
+++ b/tests/usertools/01/18_userdel_remove_homedir.test
@@ -20,7 +20,16 @@ echo -n "Create user test1 with homedir (useradd --create-home test1)..."
 useradd --create-home test1
 echo "OK"
 echo -n "Delete user test1 with homedir (userdel --remove test1)..."
-userdel --remove test1
+userdel --remove test1 2>tmp/userdel.err
+
+echo "userdel reported:"
+echo "======================================================================="
+cat tmp/userdel.err
+echo "======================================================================="
+echo -n "Check the userdel message..."
+diff -au 18_userdel_remove_homedir/userdel.err tmp/userdel.err
+echo "userdel message OK."
+rm -f tmp/userdel.err
 echo "OK"
 
 echo -n "Check the passwd file..."
diff --git a/tests/usertools/01/18_userdel_remove_homedir/userdel.err b/tests/usertools/01/18_userdel_remove_homedir/userdel.err
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0b2f1ffc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/usertools/01/18_userdel_remove_homedir/userdel.err
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+userdel: test1 mail spool (/var/mail/test1) not found
diff --git a/tests/usertools/01/21_usermod_change_and_move_homedir.test b/tests/usertools/01/21_usermod_change_and_move_homedir.test
index 2db99070..0f269208 100755
--- a/tests/usertools/01/21_usermod_change_and_move_homedir.test
+++ b/tests/usertools/01/21_usermod_change_and_move_homedir.test
@@ -29,7 +29,17 @@ echo -n "test if the old homedir was removed..."
 test ! -d /home/test1
 echo "OK"
 echo -n "Delete user test1 (userdel test1)..."
-userdel test1 --remove
+userdel test1 --remove 2>tmp/userdel.err
+echo "OK"
+
+echo "userdel reported:"
+echo "======================================================================="
+cat tmp/userdel.err
+echo "======================================================================="
+echo -n "Check the userdel message..."
+diff -au 18_userdel_remove_homedir/userdel.err tmp/userdel.err
+echo "userdel message OK."
+rm -f tmp/userdel.err
 echo "OK"
 
 echo -n "Check the passwd file..."
diff --git a/tests/usertools/61_userdel_del_homedir_with_symlinks/data/userdel.err b/tests/usertools/61_userdel_del_homedir_with_symlinks/data/userdel.err
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5d7b44f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/usertools/61_userdel_del_homedir_with_symlinks/data/userdel.err
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+userdel: foo mail spool (/var/mail/foo) not found
diff --git a/tests/usertools/61_userdel_del_homedir_with_symlinks/userdel.test b/tests/usertools/61_userdel_del_homedir_with_symlinks/userdel.test
index 64517ecc..a123ccb7 100755
--- a/tests/usertools/61_userdel_del_homedir_with_symlinks/userdel.test
+++ b/tests/usertools/61_userdel_del_homedir_with_symlinks/userdel.test
@@ -28,7 +28,17 @@ ln -s /home/baz /home/foo/baz
 chown -R foo:foo /home/foo /home/bar /home/baz
 
 echo -n "Delete user foo (userdel -r foo)..."
-userdel -r foo
+userdel -r foo 2>tmp/userdel.err
+echo "OK"
+
+echo "userdel reported:"
+echo "======================================================================="
+cat tmp/userdel.err
+echo "======================================================================="
+echo -n "Check the userdel message..."
+diff -au data/userdel.err tmp/userdel.err
+echo "userdel message OK."
+rm -f tmp/userdel.err
 echo "OK"
 
 echo -n "Check the passwd file..."