diff --git a/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20230913-141651.yaml b/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20230913-141651.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..6381d338787
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changes/unreleased/Under the Hood-20230913-141651.yaml	
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+kind: Under the Hood
+body: Fix test_numeric_values to look for more specific strings
+time: 2023-09-13T14:16:51.453247-04:00
+custom:
+  Author: gshank
+  Issue: "8470"
diff --git a/tests/functional/show/test_show.py b/tests/functional/show/test_show.py
index 42bddb2ddee..67bb8e645bd 100644
--- a/tests/functional/show/test_show.py
+++ b/tests/functional/show/test_show.py
@@ -82,13 +82,15 @@ def test_numeric_values(self, project):
         (_, log_output) = run_dbt_and_capture(
             ["show", "--select", "sample_number_model", "--output", "json"]
         )
+        # json log output needs the escapes removed for string matching
+        log_output = log_output.replace("\\", "")
         assert "Previewing node 'sample_number_model'" not in log_output
-        assert "1.0" not in log_output
-        assert "1" in log_output
-        assert "3.0" in log_output
-        assert "4.3" in log_output
-        assert "5" in log_output
-        assert "5.0" not in log_output
+        assert '"float_to_int_field": 1.0' not in log_output
+        assert '"float_to_int_field": 1' in log_output
+        assert '"float_field": 3.0' in log_output
+        assert '"float_with_dec_field": 4.3' in log_output
+        assert '"int_field": 5' in log_output
+        assert '"int_field": 5.0' not in log_output
 
 
 class TestShowNumericNulls(ShowBase):
@@ -97,13 +99,15 @@ def test_numeric_values_with_nulls(self, project):
         (_, log_output) = run_dbt_and_capture(
             ["show", "--select", "sample_number_model_with_nulls", "--output", "json"]
         )
+        # json log output needs the escapes removed for string matching
+        log_output = log_output.replace("\\", "")
         assert "Previewing node 'sample_number_model_with_nulls'" not in log_output
-        assert "1.0" not in log_output
-        assert "1" in log_output
-        assert "3.0" in log_output
-        assert "4.3" in log_output
-        assert "5" in log_output
-        assert "5.0" not in log_output
+        assert '"float_to_int_field": 1.0' not in log_output
+        assert '"float_to_int_field": 1' in log_output
+        assert '"float_field": 3.0' in log_output
+        assert '"float_with_dec_field": 4.3' in log_output
+        assert '"int_field": 5' in log_output
+        assert '"int_field": 5.0' not in log_output
 
 
 class TestShowInline(ShowBase):