diff --git a/tests/balance/219.test b/tests/balance/219.test
index 39d27569b..4cf83a28b 100644
--- a/tests/balance/219.test
+++ b/tests/balance/219.test
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # issue 219, --tree and --flat flags should override each other cleanly
 # 1. multiple flags ending with --flat, equivalent to --flat
-hledger -f balance-multicol.journal bal -MEH --no-total date:2013/1 --tree --flat
+hledger -f balance-multicol.journal bal -MH --no-elide --no-total date:2013/1 --tree --flat
 >>>
 Ending balances (historical) in 2013-01:
 
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ Ending balances (historical) in 2013-01:
 >>>= 0
 
 # 2. multiple flags ending with --tree, equivalent to --tree
-hledger -f balance-multicol.journal bal -MEH --no-total date:2013/1 --flat --tree
+hledger -f balance-multicol.journal bal -MH --no-elide --no-total date:2013/1 --flat --tree
 >>>
 Ending balances (historical) in 2013-01: