if test x"$expected_status" = x"$status"; then
                        printf "[wild] $jobid: '$status' OK (${job_cats[$i]})" && test_done
                else
-                       print_error "$jobid: expected '$expected_status', got '$status'!" && test_failed
-                       fail=$TEST_ERROR
+                       if test x"${job_cats[$i]}" = x"cancel_coll" -a x"$status" = x"Cleared"; then
+                               printf "[wild] $jobid: expected '$expected_status', got '$status' (${job_cats[$i]}), so be it!" && test_done
+                       else
+                               print_error "$jobid: expected '$expected_status', got '$status'!" && test_failed
+                               fail=$TEST_ERROR
+                       fi
                fi
 
                if test x"$expected_components" = x"$components"; then