diff --git a/t/Hydra/Controller/Job/builds.t b/t/Hydra/Controller/Job/builds.t
index d933fbb86..aa6a36ce1 100644
--- a/t/Hydra/Controller/Job/builds.t
+++ b/t/Hydra/Controller/Job/builds.t
@@ -54,13 +54,14 @@ subtest "/job/PROJECT/JOBSET/JOB/shield" => sub {
 
 subtest "/job/PROJECT/JOBSET/JOB/prometheus" => sub {
     my $response = request(GET '/job/' . $project->name . '/' . $jobset->name . '/' . $build->job . '/prometheus');
+
     ok($response->is_success, "The page showing the job's prometheus data returns 200.");
-    my $metrics = $response->content;
 
-    ok($metrics =~ m/hydra_job_failed\{.*\} 0/);
-    ok($metrics =~ m/hydra_job_completion_time\{.*\} [\d]+/);
-    ok($metrics =~ m/hydra_build_closure_size\{.*\} 96/);
-    ok($metrics =~ m/hydra_build_output_size\{.*\} 96/);
+    my $metrics = $response->content;
+    like($metrics, qr/hydra_job_failed\{.*\} 0/);
+    like($metrics, qr/hydra_job_completion_time\{.*\} [\d]+/);
+    like($metrics, qr/hydra_build_closure_size\{.*\} 96/);
+    like($metrics, qr/hydra_build_output_size\{.*\} 96/);
 };
 
 done_testing;
diff --git a/t/Hydra/Controller/Jobset/http.t b/t/Hydra/Controller/Jobset/http.t
index 4e53949dc..1a60715cf 100644
--- a/t/Hydra/Controller/Jobset/http.t
+++ b/t/Hydra/Controller/Jobset/http.t
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ subtest 'Update jobset "job" to have an invalid input type' => sub {
       })
   );
   ok(!$jobsetupdate->is_success);
-  ok($jobsetupdate->content =~ m/Invalid input type.*valid types:/);
+  like($jobsetupdate->content, qr/Invalid input type.*valid types:/);
 };
 
 
diff --git a/t/Hydra/Controller/User/dashboard.t b/t/Hydra/Controller/User/dashboard.t
index 8a24585da..12d7dd80e 100644
--- a/t/Hydra/Controller/User/dashboard.t
+++ b/t/Hydra/Controller/User/dashboard.t
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ my $cookie = $login->header("set-cookie");
 my $my_jobs = request(GET '/dashboard/alice/my-jobs-tab', Accept => 'application/json', Cookie => $cookie);
 ok($my_jobs->is_success);
 my $content = $my_jobs->content();
-ok($content =~ /empty_dir/);
+like($content, qr/empty_dir/);
 ok(!($content =~ /fails/));
 ok(!($content =~ /succeed_with_failed/));
 done_testing;
diff --git a/t/api-test.t b/t/api-test.t
index e89d4460c..637d412c7 100644
--- a/t/api-test.t
+++ b/t/api-test.t
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ subtest "evaluation" => sub {
         my $build = decode_json(request_json({ uri => "/build/" . $evals->[0]->{builds}->[0] })->content());
         is($build->{job}, "job", "The build's job name is job");
         is($build->{finished}, 0, "The build isn't finished yet");
-        ok($build->{buildoutputs}->{out}->{path} =~ /\/nix\/store\/[a-zA-Z0-9]{32}-job$/, "The build's outpath is in the Nix store and named 'job'");
+        like($build->{buildoutputs}->{out}->{path}, qr/\/nix\/store\/[a-zA-Z0-9]{32}-job$/, "The build's outpath is in the Nix store and named 'job'");
 
         subtest "search" => sub {
             my $search_project = decode_json(request_json({ uri => "/search/?query=sample" })->content());