diff --git a/src/test/e2e/25_helm_test.go b/src/test/e2e/25_helm_test.go
index 933fda4eb7..03725bbe2b 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/25_helm_test.go
+++ b/src/test/e2e/25_helm_test.go
@@ -146,9 +146,6 @@ func testHelmUninstallRollback(t *testing.T) {
 	stdOut, stdErr, err = e2e.Zarf(t, "package", "deploy", evilPath, "--timeout", "10s", "--confirm")
 	require.Error(t, err, stdOut, stdErr)
 
-	// This package contains SBOMable things but was created with --skip-sbom
-	require.Contains(t, string(stdErr), "This package does NOT contain an SBOM.")
-
 	// Ensure this leaves behind a dos-games chart.
 	// We do not want to uninstall charts that had failed installs/upgrades
 	// to prevent unintentional deletion and/or data loss in production environments.
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/26_simple_packages_test.go b/src/test/e2e/26_simple_packages_test.go
index 233edc2198..00f3fd746e 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/26_simple_packages_test.go
+++ b/src/test/e2e/26_simple_packages_test.go
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import (
 
 	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
 	"github.com/zarf-dev/zarf/src/pkg/cluster"
+	"github.com/zarf-dev/zarf/src/pkg/logger"
 )
 
 func TestDosGames(t *testing.T) {
@@ -26,7 +27,8 @@ func TestDosGames(t *testing.T) {
 
 	c, err := cluster.NewCluster()
 	require.NoError(t, err)
-	tunnel, err := c.Connect(context.Background(), "doom")
+	ctx := logger.WithContext(context.Background(), e2e.GetLogger(t))
+	tunnel, err := c.Connect(ctx, "doom")
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	defer tunnel.Close()
 
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/31_checksum_and_signature_test.go b/src/test/e2e/31_checksum_and_signature_test.go
index c6897c8cee..3e8d0060a6 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/31_checksum_and_signature_test.go
+++ b/src/test/e2e/31_checksum_and_signature_test.go
@@ -36,12 +36,11 @@ func TestChecksumAndSignature(t *testing.T) {
 	// Test that we get an error when trying to deploy a package without providing the public key
 	stdOut, stdErr, err = e2e.Zarf(t, "package", "deploy", pkgName, "--confirm")
 	require.Error(t, err, stdOut, stdErr)
-	require.Contains(t, e2e.StripMessageFormatting(stdErr), "failed to deploy package: unable to load the package: package is signed but no key was provided - add a key with the --key flag or use the --skip-signature-validation flag and run the command again")
+	require.Contains(t, stdErr, "failed to deploy package: unable to load the package: package is signed but no key was provided - add a key with the --key flag or use the --skip-signature-validation flag and run the command again")
 
 	// Test that we don't get an error when we remember to provide the public key
 	stdOut, stdErr, err = e2e.Zarf(t, "package", "deploy", pkgName, publicKeyFlag, "--confirm")
 	require.NoError(t, err, stdOut, stdErr)
-	require.Contains(t, stdErr, "Zarf deployment complete")
 
 	// Remove the package
 	stdOut, stdErr, err = e2e.Zarf(t, "package", "remove", pkgName, publicKeyFlag, "--confirm")
diff --git a/src/test/e2e/35_custom_retries_test.go b/src/test/e2e/35_custom_retries_test.go
index 99d0a229f5..54cb84eaa7 100644
--- a/src/test/e2e/35_custom_retries_test.go
+++ b/src/test/e2e/35_custom_retries_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func TestRetries(t *testing.T) {
 
 	stdOut, stdErr, err = e2e.Zarf(t, "package", "deploy", path.Join(tmpDir, pkgName), "--retries", "2", "--timeout", "3s", "--tmpdir", tmpDir, "--confirm")
 	require.Error(t, err, stdOut, stdErr)
-	require.Contains(t, e2e.StripMessageFormatting(stdErr), "unable to install chart after 2 attempts")
+	require.Contains(t, stdErr, "unable to install chart after 2 attempts")
 
 	_, _, err = e2e.Zarf(t, "package", "remove", "dos-games", "--confirm")
 	require.NoError(t, err)