diff --git a/googletest/test/gtest_env_var_test.py b/googletest/test/gtest_env_var_test.py
index 650b546a..424075cf 100755
--- a/googletest/test/gtest_env_var_test.py
+++ b/googletest/test/gtest_env_var_test.py
@@ -84,11 +84,10 @@ class GTestEnvVarTest(gtest_test_utils.TestCase):
   def testEnvVarAffectsFlag(self):
     """Tests that environment variable should affect the corresponding flag."""
 
-    SetEnvVar('XML_OUTPUT_FILE', None)
-
     TestFlag('break_on_failure', '1', '0')
     TestFlag('color', 'yes', 'auto')
     TestFlag('filter', 'FooTest.Bar', '*')
+    SetEnvVar('XML_OUTPUT_FILE', None) # For 'output' test
     TestFlag('output', 'xml:tmp/foo.xml', '')
     TestFlag('print_time', '0', '1')
     TestFlag('repeat', '999', '1')
@@ -101,24 +100,18 @@ class GTestEnvVarTest(gtest_test_utils.TestCase):
       TestFlag('stack_trace_depth', '0', '100')
 
   def testXmlOutputFile(self):
-    """Test that $XML_OUTPUT_FILE affects the output flag."""
+    """Tests that $XML_OUTPUT_FILE affects the output flag."""
 
-    try:
-      # $XML_OUTPUT_FILE is overridden by $GTEST_OUTPUT
-      SetEnvVar('GTEST_OUTPUT', 'xml:tmp/foo.xml')
-      SetEnvVar('XML_OUTPUT_FILE', 'tmp/bar.xml')
-      AssertEq('xml:tmp/foo.xml', GetFlag('output'))
+    SetEnvVar('GTEST_OUTPUT', None)
+    SetEnvVar('XML_OUTPUT_FILE', 'tmp/bar.xml')
+    AssertEq('xml:tmp/bar.xml', GetFlag('output'))
 
-      # $XML_OUTPUT_FILE without $GTEST_OUTPUT sets output flag
-      SetEnvVar('GTEST_OUTPUT', None)
-      AssertEq('xml:tmp/bar.xml', GetFlag('output'))
+  def testXmlOutputFileOverride(self):
+    """Tests that $XML_OUTPUT_FILE is overridden by $GTEST_OUTPUT"""
 
-      # If neither set, flag has default value
-      SetEnvVar('XML_OUTPUT_FILE', None)
-      AssertEq('', GetFlag('output'))
-    finally:
-      SetEnvVar('GTEST_OUTPUT', None)
-      SetEnvVar('XML_OUTPUT_FILE', None)
+    SetEnvVar('GTEST_OUTPUT', 'xml:tmp/foo.xml')
+    SetEnvVar('XML_OUTPUT_FILE', 'tmp/bar.xml')
+    AssertEq('xml:tmp/foo.xml', GetFlag('output'))
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
   gtest_test_utils.Main()