diff --git a/test/smoke/spec/snyk_auth_spec.sh b/test/smoke/spec/snyk_auth_spec.sh
index 9e582de4ca..37b8d87a07 100644
--- a/test/smoke/spec/snyk_auth_spec.sh
+++ b/test/smoke/spec/snyk_auth_spec.sh
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Describe "Snyk CLI Authorization"
 
       # Using timeout to not wait for browser confirmation
       When run timeout 5 snyk auth
-      The output should include "To authenticate your account, open the below URL in your browser."
+      The result of function check_auth_output should be success
       The result of function verify_login_url should include "snyk.io/login?token=" # URL found
       The status should be failure
       # TODO: unusable with our current docker issues
diff --git a/test/smoke/spec/spec_helper.sh b/test/smoke/spec/spec_helper.sh
index b7975028fc..e1cadad267 100644
--- a/test/smoke/spec/spec_helper.sh
+++ b/test/smoke/spec/spec_helper.sh
@@ -37,3 +37,8 @@ restore_is_ci_flags() {
 }
 
 check_if_regression_test() { ! [ "${REGRESSION_TEST}" = "1" ]; }
+
+check_auth_output() {
+  printf %s "$1" | grep -F -e "To authenticate your account, open the below URL in your browser." -e "Now redirecting you to our auth page, go ahead and log in," > /dev/null
+  echo $?
+}