diff --git a/tests/test_v0402_part_a.py b/tests/test_v0402_part_a.py
index aa701a9..7432806 100644
--- a/tests/test_v0402_part_a.py
+++ b/tests/test_v0402_part_a.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 """Tests for v0.40.2 Part A — originally scheduled issues (#36, #50, #51)."""
 from __future__ import annotations
 
+import re
 from io import StringIO
 
 import pytest
@@ -12,6 +13,15 @@ from soup_cli.cli import app
 runner = CliRunner()
 
 
+def _plain(s: str) -> str:
+    """Strip ANSI escape sequences AND any whitespace inserted by Rich's
+    width-aware option-name wrapping (e.g. ``-\\n-template-dir`` on narrow
+    CI terminals).
+    """
+    no_ansi = re.sub(r"\x1b\[[0-9;]*[a-zA-Z]", "", s)
+    return re.sub(r"\s+", "", no_ansi)
+
+
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # #50 — `--hf-resume` prefer local newer
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -249,7 +259,9 @@ class TestHfSpaceCustomTemplate:
 
     def test_deploy_hf_space_help_shows_template_dir(self):
         result = runner.invoke(app, ["deploy", "hf-space", "--help"])
-        assert "--template-dir" in result.output
+        # Rich wraps long option names across lines on narrow CI terminals;
+        # strip ANSI + whitespace to match the option name regardless.
+        assert "--template-dir" in _plain(result.output)
 
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
diff --git a/tests/test_v0402_part_b.py b/tests/test_v0402_part_b.py
index ed80b69..9a12d28 100644
--- a/tests/test_v0402_part_b.py
+++ b/tests/test_v0402_part_b.py
@@ -13,8 +13,14 @@ runner = CliRunner()
 
 
 def _plain(s: str) -> str:
-    """Strip ANSI escape sequences for help-string assertions."""
-    return re.sub(r"\x1b\[[0-9;]*[a-zA-Z]", "", s)
+    """Strip ANSI escape sequences AND whitespace.
+
+    Rich wraps long option names across lines on narrow CI terminals
+    (``--template-\\n-dir``). Stripping whitespace makes the assertion
+    width-independent.
+    """
+    no_ansi = re.sub(r"\x1b\[[0-9;]*[a-zA-Z]", "", s)
+    return re.sub(r"\s+", "", no_ansi)
 
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------