diff --git a/bin/tests/system/.gitignore b/bin/tests/system/.gitignore
index d26b4b0d3d..15eb5b4f44 100644
--- a/bin/tests/system/.gitignore
+++ b/bin/tests/system/.gitignore
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ named.run
 /random.data
 /*.log
 /*.trs
+/*.xml
 /resolve
 /legacy.run.sh
 /run.log
diff --git a/bin/tests/system/custom-test-driver b/bin/tests/system/custom-test-driver
index 7499aa0bc0..fed98cccc6 100755
--- a/bin/tests/system/custom-test-driver
+++ b/bin/tests/system/custom-test-driver
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ END
 test_name= # Used for reporting.
 log_file=  # Where to save the output of the test script.
 trs_file=  # Where to save the metadata of the test run.
-status_file= # Where to save the status of the test run.
+junit_file=  # Where to save pytest junit output.
 expect_failure=no
 color_tests=no
 enable_hard_errors=yes
@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@ while test $# -gt 0; do
   --version) echo "test-driver $scriptversion"; exit $?;;
   --test-name) test_name=$2; shift;;
   --log-file) log_file=$2; shift;;
-  --trs-file) trs_file=$2; shift;;
-  --status-file) status_file=$2; shift;;
+  --trs-file) trs_file=$2; junit_file=$(echo $trs_file | sed 's/\.trs$/\.xml/'); shift;;
   --color-tests) color_tests=$2; shift;;
   --expect-failure) expect_failure=$2; shift;;
   --enable-hard-errors) enable_hard_errors=$2; shift;;
@@ -104,22 +103,22 @@ else
   red= grn= lgn= blu= mgn= std=
 fi
 
-do_exit='rm -f $log_file $trs_file $status_file; (exit $st); exit $st'
+do_exit='rm -f $log_file $trs_file $junit_file; (exit $st); exit $st'
 trap "st=129; $do_exit" 1
 trap "st=130; $do_exit" 2
 trap "st=141; $do_exit" 13
 trap "st=143; $do_exit" 15
 
-# Set default
-test x"$status_file" = x && status_file=$(mktemp ./custom-test-runner.XXXXXX)
 # Test script is run here.
 if test $verbose = yes; then
-  ("$@" 2>&1; echo $? > "$status_file") | tee $log_file
+  "$@" --junit-xml $PWD/$junit_file 2>&1 | tee $log_file
 else
-  "$@" >$log_file 2>&1; echo $? > "$status_file"
+  "$@" --junit-xml $PWD/$junit_file >$log_file 2>&1
 fi
-read -r estatus < "$status_file"
-rm "$status_file"
+
+# Run junit to trs converter script.
+./convert-junit-to-trs.py $junit_file > $trs_file
+estatus=$?
 
 if test $enable_hard_errors = no && test $estatus -eq 99; then
   tweaked_estatus=1
@@ -145,8 +144,7 @@ echo "$res $test_name (exit status: $estatus)" >>$log_file
 # Report outcome to console.
 echo "${col}${res}${std}: $test_name"
 
-# Register the test result, and other relevant metadata.
-echo ":test-result: $res" > $trs_file
+# Register other relevant test metadata.
 echo ":global-test-result: $res" >> $trs_file
 echo ":recheck: $recheck" >> $trs_file
 echo ":copy-in-global-log: $gcopy" >> $trs_file