diff --git a/tests/commands/channels/edit.test.ts b/tests/commands/channels/edit.test.ts
index 7463fb4a..564bdbe8 100644
--- a/tests/commands/channels/edit.test.ts
+++ b/tests/commands/channels/edit.test.ts
@@ -3,6 +3,11 @@ import { execSync } from 'child_process'
 import os from 'os'
 import { pathToFileURL } from 'node:url'
 
+type ExecError = {
+  status: number
+  stdout: string
+}
+
 let ENV_VAR = 'DATA_DIR=tests/__data__/input/temp/data'
 if (os.platform() === 'win32') {
   ENV_VAR = 'SET "DATA_DIR=tests/__data__/input/temp/data" &&'
@@ -19,18 +24,27 @@ beforeEach(() => {
 describe('channels:edit', () => {
   it('shows list of options for a channel', () => {
     const cmd = `${ENV_VAR} npm run channels:edit --- tests/__data__/output/channels.xml`
-    const stdout = execSync(cmd, { encoding: 'utf8' })
-    if (process.env.DEBUG === 'true') console.log(cmd, stdout)
-    expect(stdout).toContain('CNN International Europe | CNNInternationalEurope.us')
-    expect(stdout).toContain('Type...')
-    expect(stdout).toContain('Skip')
-    expect(stdout).toContain("File 'tests/__data__/output/channels.xml' successfully saved")
-    expect(content('tests/__data__/output/channels.xml')).toEqual(
-      content('tests/__data__/expected/sites/channels-edit/example.com.channels.xml')
-    )
+    try {
+      const stdout = execSync(cmd, { encoding: 'utf8' })
+      if (process.env.DEBUG === 'true') console.log(cmd, stdout)
+      checkStdout(stdout) // NOTE: for Windows only
+    } catch (error) {
+      if (process.env.DEBUG === 'true') console.log(cmd, error)
+      checkStdout((error as ExecError).stdout)
+      expect(content('tests/__data__/output/channels.xml')).toEqual(
+        content('tests/__data__/expected/sites/channels-edit/example.com.channels.xml')
+      )
+    }
   })
 })
 
+function checkStdout(stdout: string) {
+  expect(stdout).toContain('CNN International Europe | CNNInternationalEurope.us')
+  expect(stdout).toContain('Type...')
+  expect(stdout).toContain('Skip')
+  expect(stdout).toContain("File 'tests/__data__/output/channels.xml' successfully saved")
+}
+
 function content(filepath: string) {
   return fs.readFileSync(pathToFileURL(filepath), {
     encoding: 'utf8'