diff --git a/test/integration/test-cases/diff-args.sh b/test/integration/test-cases/diff-args.sh
index 88b1d75e..98d54ee5 100644
--- a/test/integration/test-cases/diff-args.sh
+++ b/test/integration/test-cases/diff-args.sh
@@ -30,7 +30,8 @@ for i in $(seq 10); do
 done
 info "Comparing ${case_title} apply for output ${diff_args_reverse} with ${apply_out_file}"
 info "Comparing ${case_title} apply for stdout ${diff_args_reverse_stderr} with ${apply_out_stderr_file}"
-${helmfile} -f ${diff_args_input_dir}/helmfile.yaml apply 1> ${diff_args_reverse} 2> ${diff_args_reverse_stderr} || fail "\"helmfile apply\" shouldn't fail"
+${helmfile} -f ${diff_args_input_dir}/helmfile.yaml apply 1> ${diff_args_reverse}.tmp 2> ${diff_args_reverse_stderr} || fail "\"helmfile apply\" shouldn't fail"
+cat ${diff_args_reverse}.tmp | sed -E '/\*{20}/,/\*{20}/d' > ${diff_args_reverse}
 diff -u ${apply_out_file} <(grep -vE "^(LAST DEPLOYED|installed)" ${diff_args_reverse}) || fail "\"helmfile apply\" should be consistent"
 diff -u ${apply_out_stderr_file} <(grep -vE "^(LAST DEPLOYED|installed)" ${diff_args_reverse_stderr}) || fail "\"helmfile apply\" should be consistent (stderr)"
 echo "clean up diff args resources"
diff --git a/test/integration/test-cases/diff-args/output/apply b/test/integration/test-cases/diff-args/output/apply
index ad082025..e326cb93 100644
--- a/test/integration/test-cases/diff-args/output/apply
+++ b/test/integration/test-cases/diff-args/output/apply
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
 Comparing release=installed, chart=../../../charts/httpbin, namespace=helmfile-tests
-********************
-
-	Release was not present in Helm.  Diff will show entire contents as new.
-
-********************
 helmfile-tests, installed-httpbin, Deployment (apps) has been added:
 - 
 + apiVersion: apps/v1
diff --git a/test/integration/test-cases/diff-args/output/apply-live b/test/integration/test-cases/diff-args/output/apply-live
index 14e1c5c4..b4a8d0e4 100644
--- a/test/integration/test-cases/diff-args/output/apply-live
+++ b/test/integration/test-cases/diff-args/output/apply-live
@@ -1,8 +1,3 @@
-********************
-
-	Release was not present in Helm.  Diff will show entire contents as new.
-
-********************
 helmfile-tests, installed-httpbin, Deployment (apps) has been added:
 - 
 + apiVersion: apps/v1