diff --git a/src/commands/flows.test.ts b/src/commands/flows.test.ts
index ebefc0fefa5..d85c02dfb39 100644
--- a/src/commands/flows.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/flows.test.ts
@@ -100,13 +100,21 @@ describe("flows commands", () => {
 
       expect(payload.count).toBe(1);
       expect(payload.status).toBe("blocked");
-      expect(payload.flows).toHaveLength(1);
-      expect(payload.flows[0]?.flowId).toBe(flow.flowId);
-      expect(payload.flows[0]?.taskSummary.total).toBe(1);
-      expect(payload.flows[0]?.taskSummary.active).toBe(1);
-      expect(payload.flows[0]?.tasks).toHaveLength(1);
-      expect(payload.flows[0]?.tasks[0]?.runId).toBe("run-child-1");
-      expect(payload.flows[0]?.tasks[0]?.label).toBe("Inspect PR 123");
+      expect(payload.flows).toStrictEqual([
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          flowId: flow.flowId,
+          taskSummary: expect.objectContaining({
+            total: 1,
+            active: 1,
+          }),
+          tasks: [
+            expect.objectContaining({
+              runId: "run-child-1",
+              label: "Inspect PR 123",
+            }),
+          ],
+        }),
+      ]);
     });
   });
 
diff --git a/src/commands/tasks-json.test.ts b/src/commands/tasks-json.test.ts
index e200085f10c..1fd9333ff92 100644
--- a/src/commands/tasks-json.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/tasks-json.test.ts
@@ -85,10 +85,14 @@ describe("tasks JSON commands", () => {
       expect(payload.count).toBe(1);
       expect(payload.runtime).toBe("cli");
       expect(payload.status).toBe("running");
-      expect(payload.tasks).toHaveLength(1);
-      expect(payload.tasks[0]?.runtime).toBe("cli");
-      expect(payload.tasks[0]?.status).toBe("running");
-      expect(payload.tasks[0]?.runId).toBe("run-cli");
+      expect(payload.tasks).toStrictEqual([
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          runtime: "cli",
+          status: "running",
+          runId: "run-cli",
+          task: "Inspect issue backlog",
+        }),
+      ]);
     });
   });
 
@@ -147,10 +151,13 @@ describe("tasks JSON commands", () => {
       expect(payload.summary.taskFlows.byCode.stale_waiting).toBe(1);
       expect(payload.summary.taskFlows.byCode.missing_linked_tasks).toBe(2);
       expect(payload.summary.combined).toEqual({ total: 5, errors: 3, warnings: 2 });
-      expect(payload.findings).toHaveLength(1);
-      expect(payload.findings[0]?.kind).toBe("task_flow");
-      expect(payload.findings[0]?.code).toBe("stale_running");
-      expect(payload.findings[0]?.token).toBe(runningFlow.flowId);
+      expect(payload.findings).toStrictEqual([
+        expect.objectContaining({
+          kind: "task_flow",
+          code: "stale_running",
+          token: runningFlow.flowId,
+        }),
+      ]);
     });
   });
 });