diff --git a/tests/__snapshots__/module.test.ts.snap b/tests/__snapshots__/module.test.ts.snap
index f7f94db..b92d027 100644
--- a/tests/__snapshots__/module.test.ts.snap
+++ b/tests/__snapshots__/module.test.ts.snap
@@ -1,33 +1,25 @@
 // Vitest Snapshot v1, https://vitest.dev/guide/snapshot.html
 
 exports[`createServer 1`] = `
-{
-  "exitCode": 0,
-  "stderr": "",
-  "stdout": " ►  Running task export...
- ►  ✓ Task export exited with code 0
- ►  Running task print...
-exported FOO=bar
- ►  ✓ Task print exited with code 0
-",
-}
+"{
+ \\"exitCode\\": 0,
+ \\"stdout\\": \\" ►  Running task export...\\\\n ►  ✓ Task export exited with code 0\\\\n ►  Running task print...\\\\nexported FOO=bar\\\\r\\\\n ►  ✓ Task print exited with code 0\\\\n\\",
+ \\"stderr\\": \\"\\"
+}"
 `;
 
 exports[`run 1`] = `
-{
-  "exitCode": 0,
-  "stderr": "",
-  "stdout": "Hello World
-",
-}
+"{
+ \\"exitCode\\": 0,
+ \\"stdout\\": \\"Hello World\\\\r\\\\n\\",
+ \\"stderr\\": \\"\\"
+}"
 `;
 
 exports[`run 2`] = `
-{
-  "exitCode": 1,
-  "stderr": "",
-  "stdout": "exit
-failed to run command \\"fail\\": exit code: 1
-",
-}
+"{
+ \\"exitCode\\": 1,
+ \\"stdout\\": \\"failed to run command \\\\\\"fail\\\\\\": exit code: 1\\\\n\\",
+ \\"stderr\\": \\"\\"
+}"
 `;
diff --git a/tests/module.test.ts b/tests/module.test.ts
index f57b8b3..b6e30b7 100644
--- a/tests/module.test.ts
+++ b/tests/module.test.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ import { run, createServer } from '../src/index.js'
 
 const __dirname = url.fileURLToPath(new URL('.', import.meta.url))
 
+// reliable snapshots x-platform and node versions
+function toJsonSnapshot(obj: any) {
+  return JSON.stringify(obj, null, 1)
+}
+
 beforeAll(async () => {
   await fs.rm(
     path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '.bin'),
@@ -15,15 +20,15 @@ beforeAll(async () => {
 })
 
 test('run', async () => {
-  expect(await run(['helloWorld']))
+  expect(toJsonSnapshot(await run(['helloWorld'])))
     .toMatchSnapshot()
-  expect(await run(['fail'], { ignoreReturnCode: true }))
+  expect(toJsonSnapshot(await run(['fail'], { ignoreReturnCode: true })))
     .toMatchSnapshot()
 })
 
 test('createServer', async () => {
   const server = await createServer()
-  expect(await run(['export', 'print'], { server }))
+  expect(toJsonSnapshot(await run(['export', 'print'], { server })))
     .toMatchSnapshot()
   server.kill()
 })