diff --git a/internal/ui/termstatus/status_test.go b/internal/ui/termstatus/status_test.go
index 43f7eba64..989d2e782 100644
--- a/internal/ui/termstatus/status_test.go
+++ b/internal/ui/termstatus/status_test.go
@@ -20,31 +20,32 @@ func TestSetStatus(t *testing.T) {
 		cl   = terminal.PosixControlClearLine
 		home = terminal.PosixControlMoveCursorHome
 		up   = terminal.PosixControlMoveCursorUp
+
+		clearLn = home + cl
 	)
 
 	term.SetStatus([]string{"first"})
-	exp := home + cl + "first" + home
+	exp := clearLn + "first" + home
 
 	term.SetStatus([]string{""})
-	exp += home + cl + "" + home
+	exp += clearLn + "" + home
 
 	term.SetStatus([]string{})
-	exp += home + cl + "" + home
+	exp += clearLn + "" + home
 
 	// already empty status
 	term.SetStatus([]string{})
 
 	term.SetStatus([]string{"foo", "bar", "baz"})
-	exp += home + cl + "foo\n" + home + cl + "bar\n" +
-		home + cl + "baz" + home + up + up
+	exp += clearLn + "foo\n" + clearLn + "bar\n" + clearLn + "baz" + home + up + up
 
 	term.SetStatus([]string{"quux", "needs\nquote"})
-	exp += home + cl + "quux\n" +
-		home + cl + "\"needs\\nquote\"\n" +
-		home + cl + home + up + up // Clear third line
+	exp += clearLn + "quux\n" +
+		clearLn + "\"needs\\nquote\"\n" +
+		clearLn + home + up + up // Clear third line
 
 	cancel()
-	exp += home + cl + "\n" + home + cl + home + up // Status cleared
+	exp += clearLn + "\n" + clearLn + "" + home + up // Status cleared
 
 	<-term.closed
 	rtest.Equals(t, exp, buf.String())
@@ -58,10 +59,10 @@ func TestSetStatusUnchangedLines(t *testing.T) {
 		home = terminal.PosixControlMoveCursorHome
 		up   = terminal.PosixControlMoveCursorUp
 		down = terminal.PosixControlMoveCursorDown
-	)
 
-	clearLn := home + cl
-	stepDown := home + down
+		clearLn  = home + cl
+		stepDown = home + down
+	)
 
 	term.SetStatus([]string{"line1", "line2", "line3"})
 	exp := clearLn + "line1\n" + clearLn + "line2\n" + clearLn + "line3" + home + up + up