diff --git a/continuousintegration/test/simple_test b/continuousintegration/test/simple_test
index 2ac52f74e79751e1eb559b62f1324289c8b9c75e..a7f7b263f40bb8ebb8b95bb7de24c1989f39ce2d 100755
--- a/continuousintegration/test/simple_test
+++ b/continuousintegration/test/simple_test
@@ -13,17 +13,17 @@ CTA_TAPED_LOG=/var/log/cta/cta-taped.log
 # Colours
 NC='\033[0m' # No Color
 RED='\033[0;31m'
-LIGHT_RED='\033[1;31m'
+LT_RED='\033[1;31m'
 GREEN='\033[0;32m'
-LIGHT_GREEN='\033[1;32m'
+LT_GREEN='\033[1;32m'
 ORANGE='\033[0;33m'
 YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
 BLUE='\033[0;34m'
-LIGHT_BLUE='\033[1;34m'
+LT_BLUE='\033[1;34m'
 
 echo_start()
 {
-  echo -ne ${LIGHT_BLUE}$*
+  echo -ne ${LT_BLUE}$*
 }
 
 echo_end()
@@ -31,9 +31,11 @@ echo_end()
   echo -e $*${NC}
 }
 
-echo_blue()
+echoc()
 {
-  echo -e ${LIGHT_BLUE}$*${NC}
+  COLOUR=$1
+  shift
+  echo -e ${COLOUR}$*${NC}
 }
 
 error()
@@ -85,15 +87,28 @@ getArchiveID()
 getTapeLog()
 {
   FILEID=$1
-  shift
+  if [ $# -gt 2 ]
+  then
+    LAST_MSG=$2
+    shift
+  fi
+  CURRENT_MSG=$2
   for i in {1..15}
   do
     LOGLINE=$(grep " fileId=\"${FILEID}\" " $CTA_TAPED_LOG | grep " LVL=\"Info\" ")
-    echo $LOGLINE | grep "$*" >/dev/null
+    echo $LOGLINE | grep "${CURRENT_MSG}" >/dev/null
     [ $? -ne 0 ] || break
     wait_dot
   done
   [ "${LOGLINE}" != "" ] || error "Archive request fileID=\"${1}\" not found in ${CTA_TAPED_LOG}"
+
+  # If this is the retrieve log, delete the archive log items
+  if [ "${LAST_MSG}" != "" ]
+  then
+    LOGLINE=$(echo -e "${LOGLINE}" | awk -v LAST_MSG="${LAST_MSG}" 'BEGIN { is_retrieve = 0; }
+      is_retrieve { print $0; }
+      $0 ~ LAST_MSG { is_retrieve = 1; }')
+  fi
 }
 
 getFrontendLog()
@@ -114,12 +129,13 @@ getFrontendLog()
 FILENAME=file.$$
 
 # Copy small file into EOS
+echoc $LT_GREEN "Copying file into EOS..."
 eos cp /etc/motd ${EOS_TEST_DIR}/${FILENAME}
 
-echo_blue "\nDisk file info:"
+echoc $LT_BLUE "\nDisk file info:"
 eos fileinfo ${EOS_TEST_DIR}/${FILENAME}
 getEOSDiskFileInfo ${EOS_TEST_DIR}/${FILENAME}
-echo_blue "EOS Disk ID: $EOS_DISK_ID\nDisk copies: $DISK_COPIES\nTape copies: $TAPE_COPIES\n"
+echoc $LT_BLUE "EOS Disk ID: $EOS_DISK_ID\nDisk copies: $DISK_COPIES\nTape copies: $TAPE_COPIES\n"
 
 echo_start "\nWaiting for SYNC::CREATE event."
 getEOSWFE SYNC::CREATE ${EOS_TEST_DIR}/${FILENAME}
@@ -139,11 +155,11 @@ echo_end "done"
 echo -e "$LOGLINE\n"
 
 echo_start "Waiting for file to be archived to tape."
-getTapeLog $ARCHIVE_FILE_ID "Reported to the client a full file archival"
+getTapeLog $ARCHIVE_FILE_ID 'Reported to the client a full file archival'
 echo_end "done"
 echo -e "$LOGLINE\n"
 
-echo_blue "List archived file on tape:"
+echoc $LT_BLUE "List archived file on tape:"
 cta-admin af ls --instance ${EOS_INSTANCE} --diskid ${EOS_DISK_ID} --header
 
 echo_start "\nWaiting for ARCHIVED event."
@@ -152,16 +168,17 @@ echo_end "done"
 echo -e "$LOGLINE\n"
 
 getEOSDiskFileInfo ${EOS_TEST_DIR}/${FILENAME}
-echo_blue "Disk copies: $DISK_COPIES\nTape copies: $TAPE_COPIES\n"
+echoc $LT_BLUE "Disk copies: $DISK_COPIES\nTape copies: $TAPE_COPIES\n"
 
 ##
 ## Retrieval
 ##
 
+echoc $LT_GREEN "Retrieving file from CTA..."
 XrdSecPROTOCOL=sss XrdSecSSSKT=/etc/cta/eos.sss.keytab |\
 sudo xrdfs root://localhost/ prepare -s "${EOS_TEST_DIR}/${FILENAME}?eos.ruid=${EOS_RUID}"
 
-echo_start "\nWaiting for SYNC::PREPARE event."
+echo_start "Waiting for SYNC::PREPARE event."
 getEOSWFE SYNC::PREPARE ${EOS_TEST_DIR}/${FILENAME}
 echo_end "done"
 echo -e "$LOGLINE\n"
@@ -172,10 +189,21 @@ echo_end "done"
 echo -e "$LOGLINE\n"
 
 echo_start "Waiting for file to be retrieved from tape."
-getTapeLog $ARCHIVE_FILE_ID "File successfully transfered to disk"
+getTapeLog $ARCHIVE_FILE_ID 'Reported to the client a full file archival' 'File successfully transfered to disk'
 echo_end "done"
 echo -e "$LOGLINE\n"
 
 getEOSDiskFileInfo ${EOS_TEST_DIR}/${FILENAME}
-echo_blue "Disk copies: $DISK_COPIES\nTape copies: $TAPE_COPIES\n"
-
+echoc $LT_BLUE "Disk copies: $DISK_COPIES\nTape copies: $TAPE_COPIES\n"
+
+echoc $LT_GREEN "Copying file out of EOS..."
+eos cp ${EOS_TEST_DIR}/${FILENAME} /tmp/${FILENAME}
+ls -l /tmp/${FILENAME}
+diff /tmp/${FILENAME} /etc/motd
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]
+then
+  echoc $LT_GREEN "Files match, OK."
+else
+  error "Files differ."
+fi
+rm -f /tmp/${FILENAME}