diff --git a/src/hooks/loader.test.ts b/src/hooks/loader.test.ts
index c1d71106d..b9b4fbfc1 100644
--- a/src/hooks/loader.test.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/loader.test.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { afterAll, afterEach, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi }
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../config/config.js";
 import { setLoggerOverride } from "../logging/logger.js";
 import { loggingState } from "../logging/state.js";
+import { stripAnsi } from "../terminal/ansi.js";
 import { captureEnv } from "../test-utils/env.js";
 import {
   clearInternalHooks,
@@ -361,9 +362,11 @@ describe("loader", () => {
 
       await expectNoCommandHookRegistration(cfg);
 
-      const messages = (error as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mock.calls
-        .map((call) => String(call[0] ?? ""))
-        .join("\n");
+      const messages = stripAnsi(
+        (error as ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>).mock.calls
+          .map((call) => String(call[0] ?? ""))
+          .join("\n"),
+      );
       expect(messages).toContain("forged-log");
       expect(messages).not.toContain("\u001b[31m");
       expect(messages).not.toContain("\nforged-log");