diff --git a/cram/_test.py b/cram/_test.py
index 2cec870d..e7273316 100644
--- a/cram/_test.py
+++ b/cram/_test.py
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 """Utilities for running individual tests"""
 
 import itertools
+import tempfile
+import contextlib
 import os
 import re
 import time
@@ -20,6 +22,14 @@ def _escape(s):
     return (_escapesub(lambda m: _escapemap[m.group(0)], s[:-1]) +
             b' (esc)\n')
 
+@contextlib.contextmanager
+def _maketestfile(script):
+    """Write test to a temporary file and yield the path"""
+    with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile() as f:
+        f.write(b''.join(script))
+        f.flush()
+        yield f.name
+
 def test(lines, shell='/bin/sh', indent=2, testname=None, env=None,
          cleanenv=True, debug=False):
     r"""Run test lines and return input, output, and diff.
@@ -103,22 +113,23 @@ def test(lines, shell='/bin/sh', indent=2, testname=None, env=None,
     env['TESTSHELL'] = shell[0]
 
     if debug:
-        stdin = []
+        script = []
         for line in lines:
             if not line.endswith(b'\n'):
                 line += b'\n'
             if line.startswith(cmdline):
-                stdin.append(line[len(cmdline):])
+                script.append(line[len(cmdline):])
             elif line.startswith(conline):
-                stdin.append(line[len(conline):])
+                script.append(line[len(conline):])
 
-        execute(shell + ['-'], stdin=b''.join(stdin), env=env)
+        with _maketestfile(script) as f:
+            execute(shell + [f], env=env)
         return ([], [], [])
 
     after = {}
     refout, postout = [], []
     i = pos = prepos = -1
-    stdin = []
+    script = []
     for i, line in enumerate(lines):
         if not line.endswith(b'\n'):
             line += b'\n'
@@ -127,17 +138,18 @@ def test(lines, shell='/bin/sh', indent=2, testname=None, env=None,
             after.setdefault(pos, []).append(line)
             prepos = pos
             pos = i
-            stdin.append(b'echo %s %d $?\n' % (salt, i))
-            stdin.append(line[len(cmdline):])
+            script.append(b'echo %s %d $?\n' % (salt, i))
+            script.append(line[len(cmdline):])
         elif line.startswith(conline):
             after.setdefault(prepos, []).append(line)
-            stdin.append(line[len(conline):])
+            script.append(line[len(conline):])
         elif not line.startswith(indent):
             after.setdefault(pos, []).append(line)
-    stdin.append(b'echo %s %d $?\n' % (salt, i + 1))
+    script.append(b'echo %s %d $?\n' % (salt, i + 1))
 
-    output, retcode = execute(shell + ['-'], stdin=b''.join(stdin),
-                              stdout=PIPE, stderr=STDOUT, env=env)
+    with _maketestfile(script) as f:
+        output, retcode = execute(shell + [f],
+                                  stdout=PIPE, stderr=STDOUT, env=env)
     if retcode == 80:
         return (refout, None, [])
 
diff --git a/examples/env.t b/examples/env.t
index b774c898..292707a2 100644
--- a/examples/env.t
+++ b/examples/env.t
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ Check environment variables:
   fail.t
   missingeol.t
   skip.t
+  stdin.t
   test.t
   $ echo "$TESTFILE"
   env.t
diff --git a/examples/stdin.t b/examples/stdin.t
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f185333f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/stdin.t
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+Test that consumes stdin. Cram should not fail on this:
+
+  $ echo 123
+  123
+  $ cat > /dev/null
+  $ echo 456
+  456
+  $ echo 789
+  789
diff --git a/tests/debug.t b/tests/debug.t
index d1e6bf33..0b37a7d1 100644
--- a/tests/debug.t
+++ b/tests/debug.t
@@ -24,8 +24,10 @@ Debug mode:
 
 Debug mode with extra shell arguments:
 
-  $ cram --shell-opts='-s' -d debug.t
+  $ cram --shell-opts='-v' -d debug.t
+  echo hi
   hi
+  echo bye
   bye
 
 Test debug mode with set -x:
diff --git a/tests/test.t b/tests/test.t
index e1f74b12..dc79c94d 100644
--- a/tests/test.t
+++ b/tests/test.t
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ Set up cram alias and example tests:
 Run cram examples:
 
   $ cram -q examples examples/fail.t
-  .s.!.s.
-  # Ran 7 tests, 2 skipped, 1 failed.
+  .s.!.s..
+  # Ran 8 tests, 2 skipped, 1 failed.
   [1]
   $ md5 examples/fail.t examples/fail.t.err
   .*\b0f598c2b7b8ca5bcb8880e492ff6b452\b.* (re)
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ Run cram examples:
 Run examples with bash:
 
   $ cram --shell=/bin/bash -q examples examples/fail.t
-  .s.!.s.
-  # Ran 7 tests, 2 skipped, 1 failed.
+  .s.!.s..
+  # Ran 8 tests, 2 skipped, 1 failed.
   [1]
   $ md5 examples/fail.t examples/fail.t.err
   .*\b0f598c2b7b8ca5bcb8880e492ff6b452\b.* (re)
@@ -33,8 +33,9 @@ Verbose mode:
   examples/fail.t: failed
   examples/missingeol.t: passed
   examples/skip.t: skipped
+  examples/stdin.t: passed
   examples/test.t: passed
-  # Ran 7 tests, 2 skipped, 1 failed.
+  # Ran 8 tests, 2 skipped, 1 failed.
   [1]
   $ md5 examples/fail.t examples/fail.t.err
   .*\b0f598c2b7b8ca5bcb8880e492ff6b452\b.* (re)
diff --git a/tests/xunit.t b/tests/xunit.t
index 5b9a7cda..8ef86344 100644
--- a/tests/xunit.t
+++ b/tests/xunit.t
@@ -11,13 +11,14 @@ xUnit XML output:
   examples/fail.t: failed
   examples/missingeol.t: passed
   examples/skip.t: skipped
+  examples/stdin.t: passed
   examples/test.t: passed
-  # Ran 7 tests, 2 skipped, 1 failed.
+  # Ran 8 tests, 2 skipped, 1 failed.
   [1]
   $ cat cram.xml
   <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
   <testsuite name="cram"
-             tests="7"
+             tests="8"
              failures="1"
              skipped="2"
              timestamp="\d+-\d{2}-\d{2}T\d{2}:\d{2}:\d{2}\+\d{2}:\d{2}" (re)
@@ -81,6 +82,9 @@ xUnit XML output:
               time="\d+\.\d{6}"> (re)
       <skipped/>
     </testcase>
+    <testcase classname="examples/stdin.t"
+              name="stdin.t"
+              time="\d+\.\d{6}"/> (re)
     <testcase classname="examples/test.t"
               name="test.t"
               time="\d+\.\d{6}"/> (re)