diff --git a/ase/test/awk/crash02.awk b/ase/test/awk/crash02.awk
index 4e87679a..c461c4f3 100644
--- a/ase/test/awk/crash02.awk
+++ b/ase/test/awk/crash02.awk
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 BEGIN  {
-	CONVFMT="%s";
+	#CONVFMT="%s";
 	#CONVFMT="%*.*s";
 	#CONVFMT="%*.*f";
-	printf "%s", sprintf ("abc %s abc\n", sprintf ("def %s %s", sprintf ("%s %s %s", "xyz", 1.2342, "xyz"), "def"));
+	printf "[[[[[%s]]\n", sprintf ("abc %s abc", sprintf ("def %s %s", sprintf ("%s %s %s", "xyz", 1.2342, "xyz"), sprintf ("ttt %s tttt", 123.12)));
 }