diff --git a/build_tests/header/build.rb b/build_tests/header/build.rb
index 2314003..6385445 100644
--- a/build_tests/header/build.rb
+++ b/build_tests/header/build.rb
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-Rscons::Environment.new do |env|
+Rscons::Environment.new(echo: :short) do |env|
   env.Program('header', Dir['*.c'])
 end
diff --git a/spec/build_tests_spec.rb b/spec/build_tests_spec.rb
index f403d86..1fab96a 100644
--- a/spec/build_tests_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/build_tests_spec.rb
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ gcc -o simple simple.o
 EOF
   end
 
+  it 'prints short representations of the commands being executed' do
+    test_dir('header')
+    File.read('build.out').should == <<EOF
+CC header.o
+LD header
+EOF
+  end
+
   it 'builds a C program with one source file and one header file' do
     test_dir('header')
     File.exists?('header.o').should be_true