diff --git a/pkg/gopass/secrets/yaml_test.go b/pkg/gopass/secrets/yaml_test.go
index fbfc00aaa8..8d7cb615fb 100644
--- a/pkg/gopass/secrets/yaml_test.go
+++ b/pkg/gopass/secrets/yaml_test.go
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ func TestYAMLKeyToEmptySecret(t *testing.T) {
 	// read back key
 	v, ok := s.Get(yamlKey)
 	assert.True(t, ok)
-	assert.Equal(t, yamlValue, v)
+	assert.YAMLEq(t, yamlValue, v)
 
 	// read back whole entry
 	want := "\n---\n" + yamlKey + ": " + yamlValue + "\n"
@@ -155,17 +155,17 @@ func TestYAMLSetMultipleKeys(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	// read back the password
-	assert.Equal(t, yamlPassword, s.Password())
+	assert.YAMLEq(t, yamlPassword, s.Password())
 
 	// read back the keys
 	for _, key := range keys {
 		v, ok := s.Get(key)
 		assert.True(t, ok)
-		assert.Equal(t, yamlValue, v)
+		assert.YAMLEq(t, yamlValue, v)
 	}
 
 	// read back whole entry
-	assert.Equal(t, b.String(), string(s.Bytes()))
+	assert.YAMLEq(t, b.String(), string(s.Bytes()))
 }
 
 func TestYAMLMultilineWithDashes(t *testing.T) {
diff --git a/tests/insert_test.go b/tests/insert_test.go
index 78124e16da..4e8708c8a5 100644
--- a/tests/insert_test.go
+++ b/tests/insert_test.go
@@ -130,7 +130,7 @@ glossary": {
 		// using show -n to disable parsing
 		out, err = ts.run("show -f -n some/json")
 		require.NoError(t, err)
-		assert.Equal(t, json, out)
+		assert.Equal(t, json, out) //nolint:testifylint
 	})
 
 	t.Run("Regression test for #1600", func(t *testing.T) {