diff --git a/src/gateway/gateway-cli-backend.connect.test.ts b/src/gateway/gateway-cli-backend.connect.test.ts
index 290edd28cda..adb7578569e 100644
--- a/src/gateway/gateway-cli-backend.connect.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/gateway-cli-backend.connect.test.ts
@@ -136,9 +136,7 @@ describe("gateway cli backend connect", () => {
         const health = await client.request("health", undefined, {
           timeoutMs: 1_000,
         });
-        expect(health).toMatchObject({
-          ok: true,
-        });
+        expect(health.ok).toBe(true);
         expect(server.requests).toEqual(["connect", "health"]);
       } finally {
         await client?.stopAndWait({ timeoutMs: 1_000 }).catch(() => {});
diff --git a/src/gateway/server.silent-scope-upgrade-reconnect.poc.test.ts b/src/gateway/server.silent-scope-upgrade-reconnect.poc.test.ts
index 1aa92d20424..a84a963b0e7 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server.silent-scope-upgrade-reconnect.poc.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server.silent-scope-upgrade-reconnect.poc.test.ts
@@ -250,15 +250,14 @@ describe("gateway silent scope-upgrade reconnect", () => {
     });
 
     try {
-      await expect(
-        callGateway({
-          url: `ws://127.0.0.1:${started.port}`,
-          token: "secret",
-          method: "health",
-          scopes: ["operator.admin"],
-          timeoutMs: 2_000,
-        }),
-      ).resolves.toMatchObject({ ok: true });
+      const health = await callGateway({
+        url: `ws://127.0.0.1:${started.port}`,
+        token: "secret",
+        method: "health",
+        scopes: ["operator.admin"],
+        timeoutMs: 2_000,
+      });
+      expect(health.ok).toBe(true);
 
       const paired = await getPairedDevice(identity.deviceId);
       expect(paired?.approvedScopes).toEqual(["operator.read"]);