diff --git a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/cmd-interactive.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/cmd-interactive.test.ts
index 079ae2c3..9de87601 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/cmd-interactive.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/cmd-interactive.test.ts
@@ -279,7 +279,6 @@ describe("cmdInteractive", () => {
 
       await cmdInteractive();
 
-      expect(mockIntro).toHaveBeenCalled();
       const introArg = mockIntro.mock.calls[0]?.[0] ?? "";
       expect(introArg).toContain("spawn");
     });
@@ -345,7 +344,6 @@ describe("cmdInteractive", () => {
 
       await cmdInteractive();
 
-      expect(mockOutro).toHaveBeenCalled();
       const outroArg = mockOutro.mock.calls[0]?.[0] ?? "";
       expect(outroArg).toContain("spawn script");
     });
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/cmd-update-cov.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/cmd-update-cov.test.ts
index 10323490..93214890 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/cmd-update-cov.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/cmd-update-cov.test.ts
@@ -204,8 +204,6 @@ describe("cmdUpdate", () => {
       runUpdate: updateFn,
     });
 
-    // consoleSpy (console.log) should have been called
-    expect(consoleSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(clack.logInfo).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining("Run spawn again"));
   });
 
@@ -220,7 +218,10 @@ describe("cmdUpdate", () => {
       runUpdate: updateFn,
     });
 
-    // Should show the install command
-    expect(consoleSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+    expect(clack.logError).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining("Auto-update failed"));
+    const allLoggedLines = consoleSpy.mock.calls.map((c: unknown[]) => String(c[0] ?? ""));
+    expect(allLoggedLines.some((line: string) => line.includes("install.sh") || line.includes("install.ps1"))).toBe(
+      true,
+    );
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/recursive-spawn.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/recursive-spawn.test.ts
index f653a0f4..e9fb14af 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/recursive-spawn.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/recursive-spawn.test.ts
@@ -401,7 +401,6 @@ describe("recursive spawn", () => {
 
       await cmdTree();
 
-      expect(logInfoSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
       const calls = logInfoSpy.mock.calls.map((args) => String(args[0]));
       expect(calls.some((msg) => msg.includes("No spawn history found"))).toBe(true);
       logInfoSpy.mockRestore();
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/update-check.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/update-check.test.ts
index 64e27605..87d97c4d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/__tests__/update-check.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/__tests__/update-check.test.ts
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ describe("update-check", () => {
       await checkForUpdates();
 
       // Should have printed update message to stderr
-      expect(consoleErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
       const output = consoleErrorSpy.mock.calls.map((call) => call[0]).join("\n");
       expect(output).toContain("Update available");
       expect(output).toContain("99.0.0");
@@ -181,7 +180,6 @@ describe("update-check", () => {
       await checkForUpdates();
 
       // Should have printed error message
-      expect(consoleErrorSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
       const output = consoleErrorSpy.mock.calls.map((call) => call[0]).join("\n");
       expect(output).toContain("Auto-update failed");