diff --git a/test/nuts/retrieve/metadata.nut.ts b/test/nuts/retrieve/metadata.nut.ts
index fe5697a2..0da037c7 100644
--- a/test/nuts/retrieve/metadata.nut.ts
+++ b/test/nuts/retrieve/metadata.nut.ts
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import * as path from 'node:path';
 import * as fs from 'node:fs';
 import { fileURLToPath } from 'node:url';
+import * as os from 'node:os';
 import { execCmd } from '@salesforce/cli-plugins-testkit';
 import { SourceTestkit } from '@salesforce/source-testkit';
 import { expect } from 'chai';
@@ -54,21 +55,29 @@ describe('retrieve metadata NUTs', () => {
       await testkit.expect.filesToBeRetrieved([
         'force-app/main/default/objects/Broker__c/fields/Email__c.field-meta.xml',
       ]);
+      const content = fs.readFileSync(
+        path.join(
+          testkit.projectDir,
+          'force-app',
+          'main',
+          'default',
+          'objects',
+          'Broker__c',
+          'Broker__c.object-meta.xml'
+        ),
+        'utf8'
+      );
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+      console.log('content', content);
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+      console.log('length', content.split(os.EOL).length);
+      // eslint-disable-next-line no-console
+      console.log(
+        'split',
+        content.split(os.EOL).map((c) => c)
+      );
       expect(
-        fs
-          .readFileSync(
-            path.join(
-              testkit.projectDir,
-              'force-app',
-              'main',
-              'default',
-              'objects',
-              'Broker__c',
-              'Broker__c.object-meta.xml'
-            ),
-            'utf8'
-          )
-          .split('\n').length
+        content.split(os.EOL).length
         // 4 lines would be overwritten - ensures like W-15896939 is fixed
       ).to.be.greaterThanOrEqual(30);
     });