--- a/devtools/testlib.py	Wed Sep 21 17:38:44 2011 +0200
+++ b/devtools/testlib.py	Thu Sep 22 09:56:20 2011 +0200
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@
         output = output.strip()
         validator = self.get_validator(view, output=output)
         if validator is None:
-            return
+            return output # return raw output if no validator is defined
         if isinstance(validator, htmlparser.DTDValidator):
             # XXX remove <canvas> used in progress widget, unknown in html dtd
             output = re.sub('<canvas.*?></canvas>', '', output)