diff --git a/tests-system/README.md b/tests-system/README.md
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@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+The script `run_tool_tests.py` executes system tests.
+It can execute system tests for all lobster tools.
+
+The one and only command line argument to the script must be the name of the tool under test.
+For example, to run system tests for `lobster-trlc`, the tool must be started like this:
+```
+> python3 run_tool_tests.py lobster-trlc
+```
diff --git a/tests-system/run_tool_tests.py b/tests-system/run_tool_tests.py
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--- a/tests-system/run_tool_tests.py
+++ b/tests-system/run_tool_tests.py
@@ -51,9 +51,7 @@ def _get_expected_lobster_output_file_name(self) -> str:
 
         Note: The system test must always be prepared such that the tool under test
         generates the lobster file in the "input" folder. Other test setups are not
-        supported. Furthermore, the tool under test must generate exactly one output
-        file. Tools like 'lobster-cpptest' are able to generate multiple files. Testing
-        that is currently not supported.
+        supported.
         """
         for dir_entry in scandir(self.get_expected_output_path()):
             if (not dir_entry.is_dir()) and dir_entry.name.endswith(".lobster"):