diff --git a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/do_.rs b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/do_.rs
index bbce5648db..1a2258cf9c 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/do_.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/tests/commands/do_.rs
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ fn do_with_semicolon_break_on_failed_external() {
 fn ignore_shell_errors_works_for_external_with_semicolon() {
     let actual = nu!(r#"do -s { open asdfasdf.txt }; "text""#);
 
-    assert_eq!(actual.err, "");
+    assert!(actual.err.contains("Deprecated option"));
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "text");
 }
 
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ fn ignore_shell_errors_works_for_external_with_semicolon() {
 fn ignore_program_errors_works_for_external_with_semicolon() {
     let actual = nu!(r#"do -p { nu -n -c 'exit 1' }; "text""#);
 
-    assert_eq!(actual.err, "");
+    assert!(actual.err.contains("Deprecated option"));
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "text");
 }
 
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ fn run_closure_with_it_using() {
 #[test]
 fn waits_for_external() {
     let actual = nu!(r#"do -p { nu -c 'sleep 1sec; print before; exit 1'}; print after"#);
-    assert!(actual.err.is_empty());
+
+    assert!(actual.err.contains("Deprecated option"));
     assert_eq!(actual.out, "beforeafter");
 }