diff --git a/packages/webpack-cli/__tests__/serve/serve.test.js b/packages/webpack-cli/__tests__/serve/serve.test.js
index edebe9bd2a5..77df7668eb2 100644
--- a/packages/webpack-cli/__tests__/serve/serve.test.js
+++ b/packages/webpack-cli/__tests__/serve/serve.test.js
@@ -12,16 +12,20 @@ describe('Serve', () => {
     }
 
     it('should run with cli', async () => {
-        const { stdout, stderr } = await runServe([], __dirname);
+        const { stderr, stdout } = await runServe([], __dirname);
+
+        expect(stderr).toContain('Compilation starting...');
+        expect(stderr).toContain('Compilation finished');
         expect(stdout).toContain('main.js');
         expect(stdout).not.toContain('HotModuleReplacementPlugin');
-        expect(stderr).toHaveLength(0);
     });
 
     it('should work with flags', async () => {
-        const { stdout, stderr } = await runServe(['--hot'], __dirname);
+        const { stderr, stdout } = await runServe(['--hot'], __dirname);
+
+        expect(stderr).toContain('Compilation starting...');
+        expect(stderr).toContain('Compilation finished');
         expect(stdout).toContain('main.js');
         expect(stdout).toContain('HotModuleReplacementPlugin');
-        expect(stderr).toHaveLength(0);
     });
 });
diff --git a/test/bail/bail.test.js b/test/bail/bail.test.js
index 5093a136747..bddea2f0136 100644
--- a/test/bail/bail.test.js
+++ b/test/bail/bail.test.js
@@ -69,14 +69,19 @@ describe('bail and watch warning', () => {
     });
 
     it('should log warning in case of multiple compilers', async () => {
-        const { stderr, stdout } = await runWatch(__dirname, ['-c', 'multi-webpack.config.js'], true, "Compilation 'second' finished");
+        const { stderr, stdout } = await runWatch(
+            __dirname,
+            ['-c', 'multi-webpack.config.js'],
+            true,
+            "Compiler 'second' is watching files for updates...",
+        );
 
         expect(stderr).toContain("Compilation 'first' starting...");
         expect(stderr).toContain("Compilation 'first' finished");
         expect(stderr).toContain("Compiler 'first' is watching files for updates...");
         expect(stderr).toContain("Compilation 'second' starting...");
         expect(stderr).toContain("Compilation 'second' finished");
-        expect(stderr).not.toContain("Compiler 'second' is watching files for updates...");
+        expect(stderr).toContain("Compiler 'second' is watching files for updates...");
         expect(stderr).toContain(`You are using "bail" with "watch". "bail" will still exit webpack when the first error is found.`);
         expect(stdout).toBeTruthy();
     });