diff --git a/src/testdir/test_channel.vim b/src/testdir/test_channel.vim
index 072bbe0284..bbc6048537 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_channel.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_channel.vim
@@ -922,9 +922,9 @@ func Run_pipe_through_sort(all, use_buffer)
     let options.in_bot = 4
   endif
   let g:job = job_start('sort', options)
-  call assert_equal("run", job_status(g:job))
 
   if !a:use_buffer
+    call assert_equal("run", job_status(g:job))
     call ch_sendraw(g:job, "ccc\naaa\nddd\nbbb\neee\n")
     call ch_close_in(g:job)
   endif
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 3ea9dc691b..aafd4cba2d 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -799,6 +799,8 @@ static char *(features[]) =
 
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
+/**/
+    591,
 /**/
     590,
 /**/