diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4359fb09..bd6566c6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 
 ## New features
 - New feature to omit the `source_column_name` column on the `union_relations` macro ([#331](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-utils/issues/331), [#624](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-utils/pull/624))
+- New feature to select fewer columns in `expression_is_true` ([#683](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-utils/issues/683), [#686](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-utils/pull/686))
 
 ## Fixes
 - Better handling of whitespaces in the star macro ([#651](https://github.com/dbt-labs/dbt-utils/pull/651))
diff --git a/macros/generic_tests/expression_is_true.sql b/macros/generic_tests/expression_is_true.sql
index 611685b4..b8aa7ad4 100644
--- a/macros/generic_tests/expression_is_true.sql
+++ b/macros/generic_tests/expression_is_true.sql
@@ -6,12 +6,14 @@
 
 {% macro default__test_expression_is_true(model, expression, column_name, condition) %}
 
+{% set column_list = '*' if should_store_failures() else "1" %}
+
 with meet_condition as (
     select * from {{ model }} where {{ condition }}
 )
 
 select
-    *
+    {{ column_list }}
 from meet_condition
 {% if column_name is none %}
 where not({{ expression }})