diff --git a/src/test/esm-loader.spec.ts b/src/test/esm-loader.spec.ts
index 44626a38d..022f9c9f8 100644
--- a/src/test/esm-loader.spec.ts
+++ b/src/test/esm-loader.spec.ts
@@ -51,14 +51,14 @@ test.suite('esm', (test) => {
     expect(r.err).not.toBe(null);
     // on node 20, this will be a path. prior versions, a file: url
     // on windows in node 20, it's a quasi-url like d:/path/to/throw%20error.ts
-    expect(r.err!.message).toMatch(
+    expect(r.err!.message.replace(/\r\n/g, '\n')).toMatch(
       /[\\\/]throw( |%20)error\.ts:100\n  bar\(\) \{ throw new Error\('this is a demo'\); \}/
     );
     // the ^ and number of line-breaks is platform-specific
     // also, node 20 puts the type in here when source mapping it, so it
     // shows as Foo.Foo.bar
-    expect(r.err!.message).toMatch(/^    at (Foo\.){1,2}bar \(/m);
-    expect(r.err!.message).toMatch(/^    at (Foo\.){1,2}bar ([^\n]+[\\\/]throw( |%20)error\.ts:100:17)`/m);
+    expect(r.err!.message.replace(/\r\n/g, '\n')).toMatch(/^    at (Foo\.){1,2}bar \(/m);
+    expect(r.err!.message.replace(/\r\n/g, '\n')).toMatch(/^    at (Foo\.){1,2}bar ([^\n\)]+[\\\/]throw( |%20)error\.ts:100:17)/m);
   });
 
   test.suite('supports experimental-specifier-resolution=node', (test) => {
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ test.suite('esm', (test) => {
     });
     expect(r.err).not.toBe(null);
     // expect error from node's default resolver, has a few different names in different node versions
-    expect(r.stderr).toMatch(
+    expect(r.stderr.replace(/\r\n/g, '\n')).toMatch(
       /Error \[ERR_UNSUPPORTED_ESM_URL_SCHEME\]:.*(?:\n.*){0,10}\n *at (default|next)(Load|Resolve)/
     );
   });
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ test.suite('esm', (test) => {
       cwd: join(TEST_DIR, './esm-import-cache'),
     });
     expect(r.err).toBe(null);
-    expect(r.stdout).toBe('log1\nlog2\nlog2\n');
+    expect(r.stdout.replace(/\r\n/g, '\n')).toBe('log1\nlog2\nlog2\n');
   });
 
   test('should support transpile only mode via dedicated loader entrypoint', async () => {
diff --git a/src/test/index.spec.ts b/src/test/index.spec.ts
index ff22c837b..f23c662ac 100644
--- a/src/test/index.spec.ts
+++ b/src/test/index.spec.ts
@@ -181,7 +181,9 @@ test.suite('ts-node', (test) => {
         throw new Error('Command was expected to fail, but it succeeded.');
       }
 
-      expect(r.err.message.replace(/\r\n/g, '\n')).toMatch(/throw( |%20)error\.ts:100\n  bar\(\) \{ throw new Error\('this is a demo'\); \}/);
+      expect(r.err.message.replace(/\r\n/g, '\n')).toMatch(
+        /throw( |%20)error\.ts:100\n  bar\(\) \{ throw new Error\('this is a demo'\); \}/
+      );
     });
 
     test('should work with source maps in --transpile-only mode', async () => {
@@ -190,7 +192,9 @@ test.suite('ts-node', (test) => {
         throw new Error('Command was expected to fail, but it succeeded.');
       }
 
-      expect(r.err.message.replace(/\r\n/g, '\n')).toMatch(/throw( |%20)error\.ts:100\n  bar\(\) \{ throw new Error\('this is a demo'\); \}/);
+      expect(r.err.message.replace(/\r\n/g, '\n')).toMatch(
+        /throw( |%20)error\.ts:100\n  bar\(\) \{ throw new Error\('this is a demo'\); \}/
+      );
     });
 
     test('eval should work with source maps', async () => {
@@ -199,7 +203,9 @@ test.suite('ts-node', (test) => {
         throw new Error('Command was expected to fail, but it succeeded.');
       }
 
-      expect(r.err.message.replace(/\r\n/g, '\n')).toMatch(/throw( |%20)error\.ts:100\n  bar\(\) \{ throw new Error\('this is a demo'\); \}/);
+      expect(r.err.message.replace(/\r\n/g, '\n')).toMatch(
+        /throw( |%20)error\.ts:100\n  bar\(\) \{ throw new Error\('this is a demo'\); \}/
+      );
     });
 
     for (const flavor of [
diff --git a/src/test/register.spec.ts b/src/test/register.spec.ts
index b6e4cfa08..2cae6de32 100644
--- a/src/test/register.spec.ts
+++ b/src/test/register.spec.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ test.suite('register(create(options))', (test) => {
     } catch (error: any) {
       // on windows in node 20, this is printed as a quasi-url, like
       // d:/path/to/throw%20error.ts
-      exp(error.stack).toMatch(/Error: this is a demo\n    at Foo\.bar \([^)]+[\\\/]throw( %20)error\.ts:100:17\)\n/);
+      exp(error.stack).toMatch(/Error: this is a demo\n    at Foo\.bar \([^)]+[\\\/]throw( |%20)error\.ts:100:17\)\n/);
     }
   });