diff --git a/src/commands/dashboard.links.test.ts b/src/commands/dashboard.links.test.ts
index 42cfe7c3f06..6c85353783b 100644
--- a/src/commands/dashboard.links.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/dashboard.links.test.ts
@@ -47,11 +47,11 @@ function logMessages(): string[] {
 }
 
 function expectLogWith(text: string): void {
-  expect(logMessages().some((message) => message.includes(text))).toBe(true);
+  expect(logMessages().join("\n")).toContain(text);
 }
 
 function expectNoLogWith(text: string): void {
-  expect(logMessages().some((message) => message.includes(text))).toBe(false);
+  expect(logMessages().join("\n")).not.toContain(text);
 }
 
 function mockSnapshot(token: unknown = "abc") {
diff --git a/src/commands/sessions.test.ts b/src/commands/sessions.test.ts
index c9c6d168090..3ce01cc02a3 100644
--- a/src/commands/sessions.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/sessions.test.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe("sessionsCommand", () => {
 
     fs.rmSync(store);
 
-    expect(logs.some((line) => line.includes("Tokens (ctx %"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(logs.join("\n")).toContain("Tokens (ctx %");
 
     const row = logs.find((line) => line.includes("+15555550123")) ?? "";
     expect(row).toBe(
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe("sessionsCommand", () => {
 
     fs.rmSync(store);
 
-    expect(logs.some((line) => line.includes("Runtime"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(logs.join("\n")).toContain("Runtime");
 
     const row = logs.find((line) => line.includes("agent:main:main")) ?? "";
     expect(row).toBe(
diff --git a/src/commands/status.test.ts b/src/commands/status.test.ts
index 57896cd2d5b..bcfd98338fa 100644
--- a/src/commands/status.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/status.test.ts
@@ -98,11 +98,11 @@ function getJoinedRuntimeLogs() {
 }
 
 function expectLogsInclude(logs: readonly string[], fragment: string) {
-  expect(logs.some((log) => log.includes(fragment))).toBe(true);
+  expect(logs.join("\n")).toContain(fragment);
 }
 
 function expectLogsExclude(logs: readonly string[], fragment: string) {
-  expect(logs.some((log) => log.includes(fragment))).toBe(false);
+  expect(logs.join("\n")).not.toContain(fragment);
 }
 
 function expectLogsMatch(logs: readonly string[], pattern: RegExp) {