diff --git a/test/test_run_outputs.py b/test/test_run_outputs.py
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+
+from __future__ import print_function
+
+from model_test_setup import ModelTestSetup
+
+import os
+import sys
+import shutil
+
+from test_run import tests as experiments
+
+class TestRunOutputs(ModelTestSetup):
+    """
+    Check the output of all runs only. Don't actually do the runs.
+    """
+
+    # Run tests in parallel.
+    # Run with nosetests test_run.py --processes=<n>
+    _multiprocess_can_split_ = True
+
+    def __init__(self):
+        super(TestRunOutputs, self).__init__()
+
+    def check_run_output(self, key):
+
+        output_filename = os.path.join(self.work_dir, key, 'fms.out')
+        assert(os.path.exists(output_filename))
+
+        with open(output_filename) as f:
+            s = f.read()
+
+        assert('NOTE: Natural end-of-script for experiment {} with model {}.'.format(key, experiments[key][0][0]) in s)
+
+    def test_experiments(self):
+        for k in experiments.keys():
+            yield self.check_run_output, k