diff --git a/Hledger/Cli/Tests.hs b/Hledger/Cli/Tests.hs
index 9e7836cc8..197eb0215 100644
--- a/Hledger/Cli/Tests.hs
+++ b/Hledger/Cli/Tests.hs
@@ -125,6 +125,8 @@ tests = TestList [
     ,"                 $-1    gifts"
     ,"                 $-1    salary"
     ,"                  $1  liabilities:debts"
+    ,"--------------------"
+    ,"                  $0"
     ]
 
    ,"balance report can be limited with --depth" ~:
@@ -133,6 +135,8 @@ tests = TestList [
     ,"                  $2  expenses"
     ,"                 $-2  income"
     ,"                  $1  liabilities"
+    ,"--------------------"
+    ,"                  $0"
     ]
     
    ,"balance report with account pattern o" ~:
@@ -176,6 +180,8 @@ tests = TestList [
     ,"                 $-1    gifts"
     ,"                 $-1    salary"
     ,"                  $1  liabilities:debts"
+    ,"--------------------"
+    ,"                  $0"
     ]
 
    ,"balance report with unmatched parent of two matched subaccounts" ~: 
@@ -208,7 +214,10 @@ tests = TestList [
     ]
 
    ,"balance report negative account pattern always matches full name" ~: 
-    ([], ["not:e"]) `gives` []
+    ([], ["not:e"]) `gives`
+    ["--------------------"
+    ,"                   0"
+    ]
 
    ,"balance report negative patterns affect totals" ~: 
     ([], ["expenses","not:food"]) `gives`
@@ -234,13 +243,14 @@ tests = TestList [
              ,"2008/1/1 test           "
              ,"  a:b          10h @ $50"
              ,"  c:d                   "
-             ,""
              ]
       let j' = journalCanonicaliseAmounts $ journalConvertAmountsToCost j -- enable cost basis adjustment
       showBalanceReport [] nullfilterspec j' `is`
        unlines
         ["                $500  a:b"
         ,"               $-500  c:d"
+        ,"--------------------"
+        ,"                  $0"
         ]
 
    ,"balance report elides zero-balance root account(s)" ~: do
@@ -254,6 +264,8 @@ tests = TestList [
        unlines
         ["                   1  test:a"
         ,"                  -1  test:b"
+        ,"--------------------"
+        ,"                   0"
         ]
 
    ]
@@ -576,7 +588,10 @@ tests = TestList [
       "2009/01/01 * медвежья шкура\n  расходы:покупки  100\n  актив:наличные\n"
     showBalanceReport [] (optsToFilterSpec [] [] t1) l `is` unlines
       ["                -100  актив:наличные"
-      ,"                 100  расходы:покупки"]
+      ,"                 100  расходы:покупки"
+      ,"--------------------"
+      ,"                   0"
+      ]
 
   ,"unicode in register layout" ~: do
     l <- readJournalWithOpts []
diff --git a/tests/effective-balance.test b/tests/effective-balance.test
index 552145d04..43740a512 100644
--- a/tests/effective-balance.test
+++ b/tests/effective-balance.test
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ bin/hledger -f - balance -p 'in 2009' --effective
 >>>
                    1  a
                   -1  b
+--------------------
+                   0
diff --git a/tests/eliding-balance.test b/tests/eliding-balance.test
index c736b129e..3c043e531 100644
--- a/tests/eliding-balance.test
+++ b/tests/eliding-balance.test
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ bin/hledger -f - balance
 >>>
                   €1  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa:aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa:aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
                  €-1  b
+--------------------
+                  €0
diff --git a/tests/sample-balance-depth.test b/tests/sample-balance-depth.test
index 2c9daa416..cc53733dc 100644
--- a/tests/sample-balance-depth.test
+++ b/tests/sample-balance-depth.test
@@ -4,3 +4,5 @@ bin/hledger -f data/sample.ledger balance --depth 1
                   $2  expenses
                  $-2  income
                   $1  liabilities
+--------------------
+                  $0
diff --git a/tests/sample-balance.test b/tests/sample-balance.test
index de93e7a54..36f5428f3 100644
--- a/tests/sample-balance.test
+++ b/tests/sample-balance.test
@@ -10,3 +10,5 @@ bin/hledger -f data/sample.ledger balance
                  $-1    gifts
                  $-1    salary
                   $1  liabilities:debts
+--------------------
+                  $0
diff --git a/tests/unicode-balance.test b/tests/unicode-balance.test
index 18369a4fb..24a0d5433 100644
--- a/tests/unicode-balance.test
+++ b/tests/unicode-balance.test
@@ -6,3 +6,5 @@ bin/hledger -f - balance
 >>>
               10 руб  τράπεζα
              -10 руб  नकद
+--------------------
+               0 руб
diff --git a/tests/virtual.test b/tests/virtual.test
index d57203205..30d800928 100644
--- a/tests/virtual.test
+++ b/tests/virtual.test
@@ -46,3 +46,5 @@ bin/hledger -f-
                   -1  b
                   10  e
                  -10  f
+--------------------
+                   0