diff --git a/testssl.sh b/testssl.sh
index a7bf56b..455c1e4 100755
--- a/testssl.sh
+++ b/testssl.sh
@@ -14401,7 +14401,7 @@ run_renego() {
      else
           # We need up to two tries here, as some LiteSpeed servers don't answer on "R" and block. Thus first try in the background
           # msg enables us to look deeper into it while debugging
-          echo R | $OPENSSL s_client $(s_client_options "$proto $BUGS $legacycmd $STARTTLS -msg -connect $NODEIP:$PORT $PROXY") >$TMPFILE 2>>$ERRFILE &
+          echo R | $OPENSSL s_client $(s_client_options "$proto $BUGS $legacycmd $STARTTLS -connect $NODEIP:$PORT $PROXY") >$TMPFILE 2>>$ERRFILE &
           wait_kill $! $HEADER_MAXSLEEP
           if [[ $? -eq 3 ]]; then
                pr_svrty_good "likely not vulnerable (OK)"; outln ", timed out"        # it hung