diff --git a/bin/report/render/simple.py b/bin/report/render/simple.py
index 5096413b1c8..302402d7631 100644
--- a/bin/report/render/simple.py
+++ b/bin/report/render/simple.py
@@ -68,7 +68,8 @@ class simple(render.render):
 
 if __name__=='__main__':
     import time
-    s = simple('''<test>
+    s = simple()
+    s.xml = '''<test>
         <author-list>
             <author>
                 <name>Fabien Pinckaers</name>
@@ -80,8 +81,9 @@ if __name__=='__main__':
             </author>
             No other
         </author-list>
-    </test>''')
-    print s.render()
+    </test>'''
+    if s.render():
+	print s.get()
 
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