diff --git a/command/alloc_status_test.go b/command/alloc_status_test.go
index e4b5c239c..b3c7fef20 100644
--- a/command/alloc_status_test.go
+++ b/command/alloc_status_test.go
@@ -143,15 +143,8 @@ func TestAllocStatusCommand_Run(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatalf("expected to have 'Modified' but saw: %s", out)
 	}
 
-	if !strings.Contains(out, "Modified") {
-		t.Fatalf("expected to have 'Modified' but saw: %s", out)
-	}
-
 	nodeNameRegexpStr := fmt.Sprintf(`\nNode Name\s+= %s\n`, regexp.QuoteMeta(nodeName))
-	nodeNameRegexp := regexp.MustCompile(nodeNameRegexpStr)
-	if !nodeNameRegexp.MatchString(out) {
-		t.Fatalf("expected to have 'Node Name' but saw: %s", out)
-	}
+	require.Regexp(t, regexp.MustCompile(nodeNameRegexpStr), out)
 
 	ui.OutputWriter.Reset()
 
diff --git a/command/job_status_test.go b/command/job_status_test.go
index f4a71c7b8..745af018e 100644
--- a/command/job_status_test.go
+++ b/command/job_status_test.go
@@ -155,10 +155,7 @@ func TestJobStatusCommand_Run(t *testing.T) {
 	nodeNameHeaderStr := "Node Name"
 	nodeNameHeaderIndex := strings.Index(allocationsTableStr, nodeNameHeaderStr)
 	nodeNameRegexpStr := fmt.Sprintf(`.*%s.*\n.{%d}%s`, nodeNameHeaderStr, nodeNameHeaderIndex, regexp.QuoteMeta(nodeName))
-	nodeNameRegexp := regexp.MustCompile(nodeNameRegexpStr)
-	if !nodeNameRegexp.MatchString(out) {
-		t.Fatalf("expected to have 'Node Name' but saw: %s", out)
-	}
+	require.Regexp(t, regexp.MustCompile(nodeNameRegexpStr), out)
 
 	ui.ErrorWriter.Reset()
 	ui.OutputWriter.Reset()