diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/HistoryItemDisplay.test.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/HistoryItemDisplay.test.tsx
index e17afbf0d0..33b2caee6c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/HistoryItemDisplay.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/HistoryItemDisplay.test.tsx
@@ -290,23 +290,25 @@ describe('<HistoryItemDisplay />', () => {
       unmount();
     });
 
-    it('renders "Thinking..." header when isFirstThinking is true', () => {
+    it('renders "Thinking..." header when isFirstThinking is true', async () => {
       const item: HistoryItem = {
         ...baseItem,
         type: 'thinking',
         thought: { subject: 'Thinking', description: 'test' },
       };
-      const { lastFrame } = renderWithProviders(
-        <HistoryItemDisplay
-          {...baseItem}
-          item={item}
-          inlineThinkingMode="full"
-          isFirstThinking={true}
-        />,
+      const { lastFrame, waitUntilReady, unmount } = renderWithProviders(
+        <HistoryItemDisplay {...baseItem} item={item} isFirstThinking={true} />,
+        {
+          settings: createMockSettings({
+            merged: { ui: { inlineThinkingMode: 'full' } },
+          }),
+        },
       );
+      await waitUntilReady();
 
       expect(lastFrame()).toContain(' Thinking...');
       expect(lastFrame()).toContain('Thinking');
+      unmount();
     });
 
     it('does not render thinking item when disabled', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/HistoryItemDisplay.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/HistoryItemDisplay.tsx
index 8567554e26..8cd49c4b3e 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/HistoryItemDisplay.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/HistoryItemDisplay.tsx
@@ -36,10 +36,7 @@ import { HooksList } from './views/HooksList.js';
 import { ModelMessage } from './messages/ModelMessage.js';
 import { ThinkingMessage } from './messages/ThinkingMessage.js';
 import { HintMessage } from './messages/HintMessage.js';
-import {
-  getInlineThinkingMode,
-  type InlineThinkingMode,
-} from '../utils/inlineThinkingMode.js';
+import { getInlineThinkingMode } from '../utils/inlineThinkingMode.js';
 import { useSettings } from '../contexts/SettingsContext.js';
 
 interface HistoryItemDisplayProps {
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/__snapshots__/Composer.test.tsx.snap b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/__snapshots__/Composer.test.tsx.snap
index 2ba370a000..452663d719 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/__snapshots__/Composer.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/__snapshots__/Composer.test.tsx.snap
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ Footer
 `;
 
 exports[`Composer > Snapshots > matches snapshot while streaming 1`] = `
-" LoadingIndicator: Thinking                                                            ShortcutsHint
+" LoadingIndicator: Thinking
 ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
  ApprovalModeIndicator
 InputPrompt:   Type your message or @path/to/file
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/__snapshots__/HistoryItemDisplay.test.tsx.snap b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/__snapshots__/HistoryItemDisplay.test.tsx.snap
index 134741facf..7881f1e30c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/__snapshots__/HistoryItemDisplay.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/__snapshots__/HistoryItemDisplay.test.tsx.snap
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ exports[`<HistoryItemDisplay /> > gemini items (alternateBuffer=false) > should
 
 exports[`<HistoryItemDisplay /> > gemini items (alternateBuffer=false) > should render a truncated gemini item 1`] = `
 "✦ Example code block:
-   ... first 42 lines hidden ...
+   ... 42 hidden (Ctrl+O) ...
    43 Line 43
    44 Line 44
    45 Line 45
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ exports[`<HistoryItemDisplay /> > gemini items (alternateBuffer=false) > should
 
 exports[`<HistoryItemDisplay /> > gemini items (alternateBuffer=false) > should render a truncated gemini_content item 1`] = `
 "  Example code block:
-   ... first 42 lines hidden ...
+   ... 42 hidden (Ctrl+O) ...
    43 Line 43
    44 Line 44
    45 Line 45
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/__snapshots__/ThinkingMessage.test.tsx.snap b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/__snapshots__/ThinkingMessage.test.tsx.snap
index 365f655d7d..a3415109ba 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/__snapshots__/ThinkingMessage.test.tsx.snap
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/components/messages/__snapshots__/ThinkingMessage.test.tsx.snap
@@ -1,30 +1,8 @@
 // Vitest Snapshot v1, https://vitest.dev/guide/snapshot.html
 
-exports[`ThinkingMessage > indents summary line correctly 1`] = `
-"   Summary line
- │ First body line
-"
-`;
-
 exports[`ThinkingMessage > normalizes escaped newline tokens 1`] = `
-"   Matching the Blocks
- │ Some more text
-"
-`;
-
-exports[`ThinkingMessage > renders full mode with left border and full text 1`] = `
-"   Planning
- │ I am planning the solution.
-"
-`;
-
-exports[`ThinkingMessage > renders subject line 1`] = `
-"   Planning
- │ test
-"
-`;
-
-exports[`ThinkingMessage > uses description when subject is empty 1`] = `
-"   Processing details
+" │ 
+ │  Matching the Blocks
+ │  Some more text
 "
 `;
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/usePhraseCycler.test.tsx b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/usePhraseCycler.test.tsx
index c79d82c463..19dc3d9498 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/usePhraseCycler.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/cli/src/ui/hooks/usePhraseCycler.test.tsx
@@ -144,8 +144,10 @@ describe('usePhraseCycler', () => {
     await act(async () => {
       await vi.advanceTimersByTimeAsync(0);
     });
-    expect(lastFrame()?.startsWith('Tip: ')).toBe(true);
-    expect(INFORMATIVE_TIPS).toContain(lastFrame()!.replace('Tip: ', ''));
+    expect(lastFrame().trim()?.startsWith('Tip: ')).toBe(true);
+    expect(INFORMATIVE_TIPS).toContain(
+      lastFrame().trim().replace('Tip: ', ''),
+    );
 
     // After the first interval, it should be a witty phrase
     await act(async () => {