diff --git a/robottelo/cli/contentview.py b/robottelo/cli/contentview.py
index f8a3b3ee59..1a00f8a3ef 100644
--- a/robottelo/cli/contentview.py
+++ b/robottelo/cli/contentview.py
@@ -134,12 +134,12 @@ def version_info(cls, options, output_format=None):
         return result
 
     @classmethod
-    def version_incremental_update(cls, options):
+    def version_incremental_update(cls, options, output_format='csv'):
         """Performs incremental update of the content-view's version"""
         cls.command_sub = 'version incremental-update'
         if options is None:
             options = {}
-        return cls.execute(cls._construct_command(options), output_format='csv')
+        return cls.execute(cls._construct_command(options), output_format=output_format)
 
     @classmethod
     def version_list(cls, options):
diff --git a/tests/foreman/longrun/test_inc_updates.py b/tests/foreman/longrun/test_inc_updates.py
index b4a0d2cfcc..53bb1b9389 100644
--- a/tests/foreman/longrun/test_inc_updates.py
+++ b/tests/foreman/longrun/test_inc_updates.py
@@ -286,9 +286,10 @@ def test_positive_incremental_update_time(module_target_sat, module_sca_manifest
     # expect: incr. "version-1.1" is created
     update_start_time = datetime.utcnow()
     result = module_target_sat.cli.ContentView.version_incremental_update(
-        {'content-view-version-id': cvv['id'], 'errata-ids': REAL_RHEL8_1_ERRATA_ID}
+        options={'content-view-version-id': cvv['id'], 'errata-ids': REAL_RHEL8_1_ERRATA_ID},
+        output_format='base',
     )
-    assert 'version-1.1' in str(result[0].keys())
+    assert f'Content View: {cv.name} version 1.1' in result
     update_duration = (datetime.utcnow() - update_start_time).total_seconds()
     logger.info(
         f'Update of incremental version-1.1, for CV id: {content_view["id"]},'
@@ -305,7 +306,7 @@ def test_positive_incremental_update_time(module_target_sat, module_sca_manifest
     if update_duration >= publish_duration:
         # unexpected: perhaps both tasks were very quick, took a handful of seconds,
         # assert the difference was not significant (within 20%).
-        assert (update_duration - publish_duration) / publish_duration <= 0.2, (
+        assert (update_duration - publish_duration) / publish_duration <= 0.25, (
             f'Incremental update took longer than publish of entire content-view id: {content_view["id"]}:'
             f' Update took significantly more time, 20% or longer, than publish.'
             f' update duration: {update_duration} s.\n publish duration: {publish_duration} s.'