diff --git a/libs/esl/testclient.c b/libs/esl/testclient.c
index c9509049eb..9c501f0605 100644
--- a/libs/esl/testclient.c
+++ b/libs/esl/testclient.c
@@ -11,6 +11,13 @@ int main(void)
 
 	esl_send_recv(&handle, "api status\n\n");
 
+	if (handle.last_sr_event && handle.last_sr_event->body) {
+		printf("%s\n", handle.last_sr_event->body);
+	} else {
+		// this is unlikely to happen with api or bgapi (which is hardcoded above) but prefix but may be true for other commands
+		printf("%s\n", handle.last_sr_reply);
+	}
+
 	esl_disconnect(&handle);
 	
 	return 0;