diff --git a/src/cli/config-cli.test.ts b/src/cli/config-cli.test.ts
index d6dd063b45c..851776ae97d 100644
--- a/src/cli/config-cli.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/config-cli.test.ts
@@ -166,15 +166,15 @@ function requireWriteOptions(): { unsetPaths?: string[][]; explicitSetPaths?: st
 }
 
 function expectLogIncludes(text: string) {
-  expect(mockLog.mock.calls.some((call) => String(call[0]).includes(text))).toBe(true);
+  expect(mockLog.mock.calls.map((call) => String(call[0])).join("\n")).toContain(text);
 }
 
 function expectLogExcludes(text: string) {
-  expect(mockLog.mock.calls.some((call) => String(call[0]).includes(text))).toBe(false);
+  expect(mockLog.mock.calls.map((call) => String(call[0])).join("\n")).not.toContain(text);
 }
 
 function expectErrorIncludes(text: string) {
-  expect(mockError.mock.calls.some((call) => String(call[0]).includes(text))).toBe(true);
+  expect(mockError.mock.calls.map((call) => String(call[0])).join("\n")).toContain(text);
 }
 
 function requireRecord(value: unknown, label: string): Record<string, unknown> {
diff --git a/src/cli/cron-cli.test.ts b/src/cli/cron-cli.test.ts
index 7018a26b193..c2e4f394f0a 100644
--- a/src/cli/cron-cli.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/cron-cli.test.ts
@@ -134,11 +134,11 @@ function runtimeErrorMessages(): string[] {
 }
 
 function expectRuntimeErrorContaining(text: string): void {
-  expect(runtimeErrorMessages().some((message) => message.includes(text))).toBe(true);
+  expect(runtimeErrorMessages().join("\n")).toContain(text);
 }
 
 function expectNoRuntimeErrorContaining(text: string): void {
-  expect(runtimeErrorMessages().some((message) => message.includes(text))).toBe(false);
+  expect(runtimeErrorMessages().join("\n")).not.toContain(text);
 }
 
 function stdoutText(): string {
diff --git a/src/cli/failure-output.test.ts b/src/cli/failure-output.test.ts
index 25773dc12ad..37b803e4609 100644
--- a/src/cli/failure-output.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/failure-output.test.ts
@@ -32,6 +32,6 @@ describe("formatCliFailureLines", () => {
       "[openclaw] Stack:",
       "[openclaw] Error: boom",
     ]);
-    expect(lines.some((line) => line.includes("Error: boom"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(lines.join("\n")).toContain("Error: boom");
   });
 });
diff --git a/src/cli/plugins-install-persist.test.ts b/src/cli/plugins-install-persist.test.ts
index 3e0f8c099a7..bdf17949700 100644
--- a/src/cli/plugins-install-persist.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/plugins-install-persist.test.ts
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ function requireMockCallArg(
 }
 
 function expectRuntimeLogIncludes(fragment: string) {
-  expect(runtimeLogs.some((log) => log.includes(fragment))).toBe(true);
+  expect(runtimeLogs.join("\n")).toContain(fragment);
 }
 
 describe("persistPluginInstall", () => {