diff --git a/test/bug.1006.t b/test/bug.1006.t
index cc5fb47d5..6fe8d7124 100755
--- a/test/bug.1006.t
+++ b/test/bug.1006.t
@@ -48,8 +48,7 @@ qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc 1 annotate des};
 my $output = qx{../src/task rc:bug.rc 1 info};
 unlike ($output, qr/description/ms, 'Attribute not completed in description');
 
-$output = qx{../src/task test rc:bug.rc rc.report.test.columns:des rc.report.test.labels:__};
-diag ($output);
+$output = qx{../src/task test rc:bug.rc rc.report.test.columns:description rc.report.test.labels:__};
 like ($output, qr/__/ms, 'Custom column present in the output');
 
 ### Cleanup.
diff --git a/test/hook.on-exit.t b/test/hook.on-exit.t
index d0af6e1f4..7b53a17af 100755
--- a/test/hook.on-exit.t
+++ b/test/hook.on-exit.t
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ if ($output =~ /PUC-Rio/)
 {
   # Test the hook.
   $output = qx{../src/task rc:hook.rc _version};
-  like ($output, qr/\n\w{7}/ms, 'Found marker after output');
+  like ($output, qr/\w{7}\nmarker/ms, 'Found marker after output');
 }
 else
 {
diff --git a/test/hook.on-launch.t b/test/hook.on-launch.t
index 93d77ff5b..2d23275b2 100755
--- a/test/hook.on-launch.t
+++ b/test/hook.on-launch.t
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ if ($output =~ /PUC-Rio/)
 {
   # Test the hook.
   $output = qx{../src/task rc:hook.rc _version};
-  like ($output, qr/^marker.+\n\w{7}/ms, 'Found marker before output');
+  like ($output, qr/^marker.+\b\w{7}\b/ms, 'Found marker before output');
 }
 else
 {