diff --git a/tests/unit/auth/resume-lane-warning.test.ts b/tests/unit/auth/resume-lane-warning.test.ts
index 49eb3064..83205178 100644
--- a/tests/unit/auth/resume-lane-warning.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/auth/resume-lane-warning.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 import { describe, expect, it } from 'bun:test';
 import { maybeWarnAboutResumeLaneMismatch } from '../../../src/auth/resume-lane-warning';
 
+function stripAnsi(input: string): string {
+  return input.replace(/\u001b\[[0-9;]*m/g, '');
+}
+
 describe('resume lane warning', () => {
   it('prints guidance when the plain ccs lane differs from the account lane', async () => {
     const logs: string[] = [];
@@ -15,10 +19,12 @@ describe('resume lane warning', () => {
       }),
     });
 
-    expect(logs[0]).toContain('Resume for account "work" will search that account lane');
-    expect(logs).toContain('[i]   Account lane: /tmp/account-lane');
-    expect(logs).toContain('[i]   Plain ccs lane: native Claude lane (/tmp/native-lane)');
-    expect(logs).toContain('[i]   Recover the original lane first: ccs -r');
+    const plainLogs = logs.map((message) => stripAnsi(message));
+
+    expect(plainLogs[0]).toContain('Resume for account "work" will search that account lane');
+    expect(plainLogs).toContain('[i]   Account lane: /tmp/account-lane');
+    expect(plainLogs).toContain('[i]   Plain ccs lane: native Claude lane (/tmp/native-lane)');
+    expect(plainLogs).toContain('[i]   Recover the original lane first: ccs -r');
   });
 
   it('does not log anything when resume is not requested', async () => {
diff --git a/tests/unit/commands/config-auth-command.test.ts b/tests/unit/commands/config-auth-command.test.ts
index 5674b652..8fba6e33 100644
--- a/tests/unit/commands/config-auth-command.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/commands/config-auth-command.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, mock } from 'bun:test';
 
+function stripAnsi(input: string): string {
+  return input.replace(/\u001b\[[0-9;]*m/g, '');
+}
+
 let calls: string[] = [];
 let logLines: string[] = [];
 let originalConsoleLog: typeof console.log;
@@ -60,7 +64,7 @@ describe('config-auth command routing', () => {
     await handleConfigAuthCommand(['--help']);
 
     expect(calls).toEqual([]);
-    expect(logLines.join('\n')).toContain('Dashboard Auth Management');
+    expect(stripAnsi(logLines.join('\n'))).toContain('Dashboard Auth Management');
   });
 
   it('rejects trailing arguments for zero-arg subcommands', async () => {
diff --git a/tests/unit/utils/ui.test.js b/tests/unit/utils/ui.test.js
index 24a04aee..daaaea17 100644
--- a/tests/unit/utils/ui.test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/utils/ui.test.js
@@ -6,6 +6,25 @@
 
 const assert = require('assert');
 
+function stripAnsi(input) {
+  return input.replace(/\u001b\[[0-9;]*m/g, '');
+}
+
+function withoutForceColor(callback) {
+  const originalForceColor = process.env.FORCE_COLOR;
+  delete process.env.FORCE_COLOR;
+
+  try {
+    callback();
+  } finally {
+    if (originalForceColor === undefined) {
+      delete process.env.FORCE_COLOR;
+    } else {
+      process.env.FORCE_COLOR = originalForceColor;
+    }
+  }
+}
+
 describe('UI Module', function () {
   let ui;
 
@@ -25,18 +44,21 @@ describe('UI Module', function () {
     });
 
     it('should return plain text when NO_COLOR is set', function () {
-      const originalNoColor = process.env.NO_COLOR;
-      process.env.NO_COLOR = '1';
+      withoutForceColor(() => {
+        const originalNoColor = process.env.NO_COLOR;
+        process.env.NO_COLOR = '1';
 
-      const result = ui.color('test', 'success');
-      assert.strictEqual(result, 'test', 'should return unmodified text');
-
-      // Restore
-      if (originalNoColor === undefined) {
-        delete process.env.NO_COLOR;
-      } else {
-        process.env.NO_COLOR = originalNoColor;
-      }
+        try {
+          const result = ui.color('test', 'success');
+          assert.strictEqual(result, 'test', 'should return unmodified text');
+        } finally {
+          if (originalNoColor === undefined) {
+            delete process.env.NO_COLOR;
+          } else {
+            process.env.NO_COLOR = originalNoColor;
+          }
+        }
+      });
     });
 
     it('should apply bold formatting', function () {
@@ -51,7 +73,7 @@ describe('UI Module', function () {
 
     it('should apply gradient to text', function () {
       const result = ui.gradientText('gradient header');
-      assert.ok(result.includes('gradient header'), 'should contain original text');
+      assert.ok(stripAnsi(result).includes('gradient header'), 'should contain original text');
     });
   });
 
@@ -129,7 +151,7 @@ describe('UI Module', function () {
   describe('Headers', function () {
     it('should format section header', function () {
       const result = ui.header('Section Title');
-      assert.ok(result.includes('Section Title'), 'should include title text');
+      assert.ok(stripAnsi(result).includes('Section Title'), 'should include title text');
     });
 
     it('should format subsection header', function () {
@@ -153,21 +175,24 @@ describe('UI Module', function () {
 
   describe('NO_COLOR Compliance', function () {
     it('should disable colors when NO_COLOR is set', function () {
-      const originalNoColor = process.env.NO_COLOR;
-      process.env.NO_COLOR = '1';
+      withoutForceColor(() => {
+        const originalNoColor = process.env.NO_COLOR;
+        process.env.NO_COLOR = '1';
 
-      // All color functions should return plain text
-      assert.strictEqual(ui.color('text', 'success'), 'text');
-      assert.strictEqual(ui.bold('text'), 'text');
-      assert.strictEqual(ui.dim('text'), 'text');
-      assert.strictEqual(ui.gradientText('text'), 'text');
-
-      // Restore
-      if (originalNoColor === undefined) {
-        delete process.env.NO_COLOR;
-      } else {
-        process.env.NO_COLOR = originalNoColor;
-      }
+        try {
+          // All color functions should return plain text
+          assert.strictEqual(ui.color('text', 'success'), 'text');
+          assert.strictEqual(ui.bold('text'), 'text');
+          assert.strictEqual(ui.dim('text'), 'text');
+          assert.strictEqual(ui.gradientText('text'), 'text');
+        } finally {
+          if (originalNoColor === undefined) {
+            delete process.env.NO_COLOR;
+          } else {
+            process.env.NO_COLOR = originalNoColor;
+          }
+        }
+      });
     });
   });
 });