diff --git a/R/utils.R b/R/utils.R
index 42a3bc693b5191310cc31c361cbaf3751903563d..4b82bd6175d29d9799bc7879cf0541e4381adab7 100644
--- a/R/utils.R
+++ b/R/utils.R
@@ -249,6 +249,7 @@ print_table <- function(d,
                         na = "\\textemdash",
                         rm_dup = NULL,
                         landscape = FALSE,
+                        file = "",
                         ...) {
 
   stopifnot(inherits(d, c("matrix", "data.frame")))
@@ -375,6 +376,7 @@ print_table <- function(d,
   }
 
   print_xtable <- xtable::print.xtable
+  formals(print_xtable)$file <- file
   formals(print_xtable)$type <- "latex"
   formals(print_xtable)$caption.placement <- "top"
   formals(print_xtable)$size <- "\\small"
@@ -391,9 +393,9 @@ print_table <- function(d,
   formals(print_xtable)$comment <- FALSE
 
   for (i in seq_along(n)) {
-    if (i > 1) cat("\n\\clearpage\n")
-    if (i == 2) cat("\\captionsetup[table]{list=no}\n")
-    if (landscape) cat("\\begin{landscape}\n")
+    if (i > 1) cat("\n\\clearpage\n", file = file, append = TRUE)
+    if (i == 2) cat("\\captionsetup[table]{list=no}\n", file = file, append = TRUE)
+    if (landscape) cat("\\begin{landscape}\n", file = file, append = TRUE)
 
     if (i == 1) {
       idxs <- 1:n[i]
@@ -402,7 +404,7 @@ print_table <- function(d,
       idxs <- (n[i - 1] + 1):n[i]
       caption <- sprintf("%s---Continued", cap1)
       label <- NULL
-      cat("\\addtocounter{table}{-1}\n")
+      cat("\\addtocounter{table}{-1}\n", file = file, append = TRUE)
     }
 
     tbl <- d[idxs, ]
@@ -444,8 +446,12 @@ print_table <- function(d,
 
     print_xtable(x = tbl, hline.after = hline_after, add.to.row = add_to_row, ...)
 
-    if (landscape) cat("\\end{landscape}\n")
-    if (i > 1 && i == length(n)) cat("\\captionsetup[table]{list=yes}\n")
+    if (landscape) {
+      cat("\\end{landscape}\n", file = file, append = TRUE)
+    }
+    if (i > 1 && i == length(n)) {
+      cat("\\captionsetup[table]{list=yes}\n", file = file, append = TRUE)
+    }
   }
 
   invisible()
diff --git a/inst/tinytest/test_colors.R b/inst/tinytest/test_colors.R
index 7779e4e98a52dae66cfa475dedf52c4064a5d043..be89bcb17087eff0fe88ddc372464491d1aaeaef 100644
--- a/inst/tinytest/test_colors.R
+++ b/inst/tinytest/test_colors.R
@@ -6,10 +6,10 @@ using("checkmate")
 # test retrieval of color palettes
 n <- 10L
 x <- get_colors(n = n)
-checkmate::expect_character(x, len = n, any.missing = FALSE, unique = TRUE)
+expect_character(x, len = n, any.missing = FALSE, unique = TRUE)
 
 # test setting the hinge location in color palette
 n <- 19L
 fun <- set_hinge(x = c(-3, 7), hinge = 0)
 x <- fun(n)
-checkmate::expect_character(x, len = n, any.missing = FALSE, unique = TRUE)
+expect_character(x, len = n, any.missing = FALSE, unique = TRUE)