diff --git a/test/gitdir_watcher_spec.lua b/test/gitdir_watcher_spec.lua
index 93f93ec4..41d48ab2 100644
--- a/test/gitdir_watcher_spec.lua
+++ b/test/gitdir_watcher_spec.lua
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ describe('gitdir_watcher', function()
       'attach(1): Attaching (trigger=BufRead)',
       p"run_job: git .* config user.name",
       p"run_job: git .* rev%-parse %-%-show%-toplevel %-%-absolute%-git%-dir %-%-abbrev%-ref HEAD",
-      p('run_job: git .* ls%-files .* '..test_file),
+      p('run_job: git .* ls%-files .* '..vim.pesc(test_file)),
       'watch_gitdir(1): Watching git dir',
       p'run_job: git .* show :0:dummy.txt',
       'update(1): updates: 1, jobs: 6',
@@ -70,10 +70,10 @@ describe('gitdir_watcher', function()
     match_debug_messages {
       'watcher_cb(1): Git dir update',
       p'run_job: git .* rev%-parse %-%-show%-toplevel %-%-absolute%-git%-dir %-%-abbrev%-ref HEAD',
-      p('run_job: git .* ls%-files .* '..test_file),
+      p('run_job: git .* ls%-files .* '..vim.pesc(test_file)),
       p'run_job: git .* diff %-%-name%-status %-C %-%-cached',
       'handle_moved(1): File moved to dummy.txt2',
-      p('run_job: git .* ls%-files .* '..test_file2),
+      p('run_job: git .* ls%-files .* '..vim.pesc(test_file2)),
       p'handle_moved%(1%): Renamed buffer 1 from .*/dummy.txt to .*/dummy.txt2',
       p'run_job: git .* show :0:dummy.txt2',
       'update(1): updates: 2, jobs: 11'
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ describe('gitdir_watcher', function()
     match_debug_messages {
       'watcher_cb(1): Git dir update',
       p'run_job: git .* rev%-parse %-%-show%-toplevel %-%-absolute%-git%-dir %-%-abbrev%-ref HEAD',
-      p('run_job: git .* ls%-files .* '..test_file2),
+      p('run_job: git .* ls%-files .* '..vim.pesc(test_file2)),
       p'run_job: git .* diff %-%-name%-status %-C %-%-cached',
       'handle_moved(1): File moved to dummy.txt3',
-      p('run_job: git .* ls%-files .* '..test_file3),
+      p('run_job: git .* ls%-files .* '..vim.pesc(test_file3)),
       p'handle_moved%(1%): Renamed buffer 1 from .*/dummy.txt2 to .*/dummy.txt3',
       p'run_job: git .* show :0:dummy.txt3',
       'update(1): updates: 3, jobs: 16'
@@ -106,11 +106,11 @@ describe('gitdir_watcher', function()
     match_debug_messages {
       'watcher_cb(1): Git dir update',
       p'run_job: git .* rev%-parse %-%-show%-toplevel %-%-absolute%-git%-dir %-%-abbrev%-ref HEAD',
-      p('run_job: git .* ls%-files .* '..test_file3),
+      p('run_job: git .* ls%-files .* '..vim.pesc(test_file3)),
       p'run_job: git .* diff %-%-name%-status %-C %-%-cached',
-      p('run_job: git .* ls%-files .* '..test_file),
+      p('run_job: git .* ls%-files .* '..vim.pesc(test_file)),
       'handle_moved(1): Moved file reset',
-      p('run_job: git .* ls%-files .* '..test_file),
+      p('run_job: git .* ls%-files .* '..vim.pesc(test_file)),
       p'handle_moved%(1%): Renamed buffer 1 from .*/dummy.txt3 to .*/dummy.txt',
       p'run_job: git .* show :0:dummy.txt',
       'update(1): updates: 4, jobs: 22'
diff --git a/test/gitsigns_spec.lua b/test/gitsigns_spec.lua
index b5f22377..5c699bd8 100644
--- a/test/gitsigns_spec.lua
+++ b/test/gitsigns_spec.lua
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ describe('gitsigns', function()
         'attach(1): Attaching (trigger=BufRead)',
         p'run_job: git .* config user.name',
         p'run_job: git .* rev%-parse %-%-show%-toplevel %-%-absolute%-git%-dir %-%-abbrev%-ref HEAD',
-        p('run_job: git .* ls%-files %-%-stage %-%-others %-%-exclude%-standard %-%-eol '..test_file),
+        p('run_job: git .* ls%-files %-%-stage %-%-others %-%-exclude%-standard %-%-eol '..vim.pesc(test_file)),
         'watch_gitdir(1): Watching git dir',
         p'run_job: git .* show :0:dummy.txt',
         'update(1): updates: 1, jobs: 7'
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ describe('gitsigns', function()
         'attach(1): Attaching (trigger=BufNewFile)',
         p'run_job: git .* config user.name',
         p'run_job: git .* rev%-parse %-%-show%-toplevel %-%-absolute%-git%-dir %-%-abbrev%-ref HEAD',
-        p('run_job: git .* ls%-files %-%-stage %-%-others %-%-exclude%-standard %-%-eol '..newfile),
+        p('run_job: git .* ls%-files %-%-stage %-%-others %-%-exclude%-standard %-%-eol '..vim.pesc(newfile)),
         'attach(1): Not a file',
       }