diff --git a/tests/system/shared/utils.py b/tests/system/shared/utils.py
index 50b99e63ebd..101922e030f 100644
--- a/tests/system/shared/utils.py
+++ b/tests/system/shared/utils.py
@@ -631,3 +631,12 @@ def verifyItemOrder(items, text):
         index = text.find(item)
         test.verify(index > lastIndex, "'" + item + "' found at index " + str(index))
         lastIndex = index
+
+def openVcsLog():
+    if not object.exists(":Qt Creator_VersionControl_Core::Internal::OutputPaneToggleButton"):
+        clickButton(waitForObject(":Qt Creator_Core::Internal::OutputPaneManageButton"))
+        if platform.system() == 'Darwin':
+            waitFor('macHackActivateContextMenuItem("Version Control")', 6000)
+        else:
+            activateItem(waitForObjectItem("{type='QMenu' unnamed='1' visible='1'}", "Version Control"))
+    ensureChecked(waitForObject(":Qt Creator_VersionControl_Core::Internal::OutputPaneToggleButton"))
diff --git a/tests/system/suite_tools/tst_git_clone/test.py b/tests/system/suite_tools/tst_git_clone/test.py
index fc33f75a6ca..a0721411edb 100644
--- a/tests/system/suite_tools/tst_git_clone/test.py
+++ b/tests/system/suite_tools/tst_git_clone/test.py
@@ -37,31 +37,33 @@ def verifyCloneLog(targetDir, canceled):
     cloneLog = waitForObject(":Git Repository Clone.logPlainTextEdit_QPlainTextEdit")
     finish = findObject(":Git Repository Clone.Finish_QPushButton")
     waitFor("canceled or finish.enabled", 30000)
-    test.xverify(("Executing in " + targetDir + ":" in str(cloneLog.plainText)),
-                 "Searching for target directory in clone log")
-    test.xverify((" ".join(["clone", cloneUrl, cloneDir]) in str(cloneLog.plainText)),
-                 "Searching for git parameters in clone log")
     if canceled:
-        test.xverify("Stopping..." in str(cloneLog.plainText),
-                     "Searching for 'Stopping...' in clone log")
-        result = "The process terminated in an abnormal way."
         summary = "Failed."
     else:
         test.verify(not "Stopping..." in str(cloneLog.plainText),
                     "Searching for 'Stopping...' in clone log")
         test.verify(("'" + cloneDir + "'..." in str(cloneLog.plainText)),
                     "Searching for clone directory in clone log")
-        result = "The process terminated with exit code 0."
         summary = "Succeeded."
     # cloneLog.plainText holds escape as character which makes QDom fail while printing the result
     # removing these for letting Jenkins continue execute the test suite
-    test.xverify((result in str(cloneLog.plainText)),
-                 "Searching for result (%s) in clone log:\n%s"
-                % (result, str(cloneLog.plainText).replace(unicode("\x1b"), "")))
     resultLabel = findObject(":Git Repository Clone.Result._QLabel")
     test.verify(waitFor('str(resultLabel.text) == summary', 3000),
                 "Verifying expected result (%s)" % summary)
 
+def verifyVersionControlView(targetDir, canceled):
+    openVcsLog()
+    vcsLog = str(waitForObject("{type='QPlainTextEdit' unnamed='1' visible='1' "
+                               "window=':Qt Creator_Core::Internal::MainWindow'}").plainText)
+    test.log("Clone log is: %s" % vcsLog)
+    test.verify("Executing in " + targetDir + ":" in vcsLog,
+                "Searching for target directory in clone log")
+    test.verify(" ".join(["clone", "--progress", cloneUrl, cloneDir]) in vcsLog,
+                "Searching for git parameters in clone log")
+    test.verify(canceled == (" terminated abnormally" in vcsLog),
+                "Searching for result in clone log")
+    clickButton(waitForObject(":*Qt Creator.Clear_QToolButton"))
+
 def verifyFiles(targetDir):
     for file in [".gitignore", "CMakeLists.txt", "jom.pro",
                  os.path.join("bin", "ibjom.cmd"),
@@ -122,4 +124,5 @@ def main():
                         test.fail("The checked out project was not being opened.",
                                   waitForObject(":Cannot Open Project_QTextEdit").plainText)
                         clickButton(waitForObject(":Cannot Open Project.OK_QPushButton"))
+        verifyVersionControlView(targetDir, button == "Cancel immediately")
     invokeMenuItem("File", "Exit")
diff --git a/tests/system/suite_tools/tst_git_local/test.py b/tests/system/suite_tools/tst_git_local/test.py
index 7b6099caa97..5650dd29dc6 100644
--- a/tests/system/suite_tools/tst_git_local/test.py
+++ b/tests/system/suite_tools/tst_git_local/test.py
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ projectName = "gitProject"
 
 # TODO: Make selecting changes possible
 def commit(commitMessage, expectedLogMessage):
-    ensureChecked(waitForObject(":Qt Creator_VersionControl_Core::Internal::OutputPaneToggleButton"))
+    openVcsLog()
     clickButton(waitForObject(":*Qt Creator.Clear_QToolButton"))
     invokeMenuItem("Tools", "Git", "Local Repository", "Commit...")
     replaceEditorContent(waitForObject(":Description.description_Utils::CompletingTextEdit"), commitMessage)
@@ -136,10 +136,7 @@ def main():
     if not startedWithoutPluginError():
         return
     createProject_Qt_GUI(srcPath, projectName, addToVersionControl = "Git")
-    if not object.exists(":Qt Creator_VersionControl_Core::Internal::OutputPaneToggleButton"):
-        clickButton(waitForObject(":Qt Creator_Core::Internal::OutputPaneManageButton"))
-        activateItem(waitForObjectItem("{type='QMenu' unnamed='1' visible='1'}", "Version Control"))
-    ensureChecked(waitForObject(":Qt Creator_VersionControl_Core::Internal::OutputPaneToggleButton"))
+    openVcsLog()
     vcsLog = waitForObject("{type='QPlainTextEdit' unnamed='1' visible='1' "
                            "window=':Qt Creator_Core::Internal::MainWindow'}").plainText
     test.verify("Initialized empty Git repository in %s"