diff --git a/tests/ChatTests/Direct.hs b/tests/ChatTests/Direct.hs
index 5dd8d7f250..93e28d1646 100644
--- a/tests/ChatTests/Direct.hs
+++ b/tests/ChatTests/Direct.hs
@@ -1793,8 +1793,7 @@ testUsersRestartCIExpiration tmp = do
       showActiveUser alice "alice (Alice)"
 
     withTestChatCfg tmp cfg "alice" $ \alice -> do
-      alice <## "1 contacts connected (use /cs for the list)"
-      alice <## "[user: alisa] 1 contacts connected (use /cs for the list)"
+      alice <### ["1 contacts connected (use /cs for the list)", "[user: alisa] 1 contacts connected (use /cs for the list)"]
 
       -- first user messages
       alice ##> "/user alice"
@@ -1892,8 +1891,7 @@ testEnableCIExpirationOnlyForOneUser tmp = do
       alice #$> ("/_get chat @4 count=100", chat, chatFeatures <> [(1, "alisa 1"), (0, "alisa 2"), (1, "alisa 3"), (0, "alisa 4")])
 
     withTestChatCfg tmp cfg "alice" $ \alice -> do
-      alice <## "1 contacts connected (use /cs for the list)"
-      alice <## "[user: alice] 1 contacts connected (use /cs for the list)"
+      alice <### ["1 contacts connected (use /cs for the list)", "[user: alice] 1 contacts connected (use /cs for the list)"]
 
       -- messages are not deleted for second user after restart
       alice #$> ("/_get chat @4 count=100", chat, chatFeatures <> [(1, "alisa 1"), (0, "alisa 2"), (1, "alisa 3"), (0, "alisa 4")])
@@ -1948,8 +1946,7 @@ testDisableCIExpirationOnlyForOneUser tmp = do
       alice #$> ("/_get chat @4 count=100", chat, [])
 
     withTestChatCfg tmp cfg "alice" $ \alice -> do
-      alice <## "1 contacts connected (use /cs for the list)"
-      alice <## "[user: alice] 1 contacts connected (use /cs for the list)"
+      alice <### ["1 contacts connected (use /cs for the list)", "[user: alice] 1 contacts connected (use /cs for the list)"]
 
       -- second user still has ttl configured after restart
       alice #$> ("/ttl", id, "old messages are set to be deleted after: 1 second(s)")