diff --git a/src/commands/channels.status.command-flow.test.ts b/src/commands/channels.status.command-flow.test.ts
index ddba5622b56..e5c0512c47d 100644
--- a/src/commands/channels.status.command-flow.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/channels.status.command-flow.test.ts
@@ -224,7 +224,9 @@ describe("channelsStatusCommand SecretRef fallback flow", () => {
 
     await channelsStatusCommand({ probe: false }, runtime as never);
 
-    expect(errors.some((line) => line.includes("Gateway not reachable"))).toBe(true);
+    expect(errors).toEqual(
+      expect.arrayContaining([expect.stringContaining("Gateway not reachable")]),
+    );
     expect(mocks.resolveCommandConfigWithSecrets).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.objectContaining({
         commandName: "channels status",