diff --git a/tests/mpu_stack_guard/tests/01-run.py b/tests/mpu_stack_guard/tests/01-run.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# Copyright (C) 2020 Inria
+#
+# This file is subject to the terms and conditions of the GNU Lesser
+# General Public License v2.1. See the file LICENSE in the top level
+# directory for more details.
+
+import sys
+from testrunner import run
+
+
+def testfunc(child):
+    child.expect_exact("MPU Stack Guard Test\r\n")
+    for _ in range(100):
+        child.expect(r"counter =[ ]+\d+, SP = 0x[0-9a-f]+, canary = 0xdeadbeef")
+    child.expect(r".*RIOT kernel panic:")
+    child.expect_exact("MEM MANAGE HANDLER\r\n")
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    sys.exit(run(testfunc, timeout=10))