diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/copy_author_to_clipboard.go b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/copy_author_to_clipboard.go
index 9e182265f..22a731109 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/copy_author_to_clipboard.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/copy_author_to_clipboard.go
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ var CopyAuthorToClipboard = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 	ExtraCmdArgs: []string{},
 	Skip:         false,
 	SetupConfig: func(config *config.AppConfig) {
-		// Include delimiters around the text so that we can assert on the entire content
-		config.GetUserConfig().OS.CopyToClipboardCmd = "echo /{{text}}/ > clipboard"
+		config.GetUserConfig().OS.CopyToClipboardCmd = "printf '%s' {{text}} > clipboard"
 	},
 
 	SetupRepo: func(shell *Shell) {
@@ -36,13 +35,6 @@ var CopyAuthorToClipboard = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 
 		t.ExpectToast(Equals("Commit author copied to clipboard"))
 
-		t.Views().Files().
-			Focus().
-			Press(keys.Files.RefreshFiles).
-			Lines(
-				Contains("clipboard").IsSelected(),
-			)
-
-		t.Views().Main().Content(Contains("/John Doe <john@doe.com>/"))
+		t.FileSystem().FileContent("clipboard", Equals("John Doe <john@doe.com>"))
 	},
 })
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/copy_tag_to_clipboard.go b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/copy_tag_to_clipboard.go
index a88148754..6bcd03483 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/copy_tag_to_clipboard.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/copy_tag_to_clipboard.go
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@ var CopyTagToClipboard = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 	ExtraCmdArgs: []string{},
 	Skip:         false,
 	SetupConfig: func(config *config.AppConfig) {
-		// Include delimiters around the text so that we can assert on the entire content
-		config.GetUserConfig().OS.CopyToClipboardCmd = "echo _{{text}}_ > clipboard"
+		config.GetUserConfig().OS.CopyToClipboardCmd = "printf '%s' {{text}} > clipboard"
 	},
 
 	SetupRepo: func(shell *Shell) {
@@ -38,14 +37,6 @@ var CopyTagToClipboard = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 
 		t.ExpectToast(Equals("Commit tags copied to clipboard"))
 
-		t.Views().Files().
-			Focus().
-			Press(keys.Files.RefreshFiles).
-			Lines(
-				Contains("clipboard").IsSelected(),
-			)
-
-		t.Views().Main().Content(Contains("+_tag2"))
-		t.Views().Main().Content(Contains("+tag1_"))
+		t.FileSystem().FileContent("clipboard", Equals("tag2\ntag1"))
 	},
 })
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/paste_commit_message.go b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/paste_commit_message.go
index 72edf72af..ab9939e5b 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/paste_commit_message.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/paste_commit_message.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ var PasteCommitMessage = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 	ExtraCmdArgs: []string{},
 	Skip:         false,
 	SetupConfig: func(config *config.AppConfig) {
-		config.GetUserConfig().OS.CopyToClipboardCmd = "echo {{text}} > ../clipboard"
+		config.GetUserConfig().OS.CopyToClipboardCmd = "printf '%s' {{text}} > ../clipboard"
 		config.GetUserConfig().OS.ReadFromClipboardCmd = "cat ../clipboard"
 	},
 	SetupRepo: func(shell *Shell) {
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/paste_commit_message_over_existing.go b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/paste_commit_message_over_existing.go
index 049d5acbd..9f0ab259c 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/commit/paste_commit_message_over_existing.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/commit/paste_commit_message_over_existing.go
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ var PasteCommitMessageOverExisting = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 	ExtraCmdArgs: []string{},
 	Skip:         false,
 	SetupConfig: func(config *config.AppConfig) {
-		config.GetUserConfig().OS.CopyToClipboardCmd = "echo {{text}} > ../clipboard"
+		config.GetUserConfig().OS.CopyToClipboardCmd = "printf '%s' {{text}} > ../clipboard"
 		config.GetUserConfig().OS.ReadFromClipboardCmd = "cat ../clipboard"
 	},
 	SetupRepo: func(shell *Shell) {
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/file/copy_menu.go b/pkg/integration/tests/file/copy_menu.go
index 1adb9989c..9b96f8486 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/file/copy_menu.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/file/copy_menu.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var CopyMenu = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 	ExtraCmdArgs: []string{},
 	Skip:         false,
 	SetupConfig: func(config *config.AppConfig) {
-		config.GetUserConfig().OS.CopyToClipboardCmd = "echo {{text}} > clipboard"
+		config.GetUserConfig().OS.CopyToClipboardCmd = "printf '%s' {{text}} > clipboard"
 	},
 	SetupRepo: func(shell *Shell) {},
 	Run: func(t *TestDriver, keys config.KeybindingConfig) {
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ var CopyMenu = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 
 				t.ExpectToast(Equals("File name copied to clipboard"))
 
-				expectClipboard(t, Contains("unstaged_file"))
+				expectClipboard(t, Equals("1-unstaged_file"))
 			})
 
 		// Copy file path
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ var CopyMenu = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 
 				t.ExpectToast(Equals("File path copied to clipboard"))
 
-				expectClipboard(t, Contains("dir/1-unstaged_file"))
+				expectClipboard(t, Equals("dir/1-unstaged_file"))
 			})
 
 		// Selected path diff on a single (unstaged) file
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/misc/copy_to_clipboard.go b/pkg/integration/tests/misc/copy_to_clipboard.go
index 96b628c00..5b4eb731d 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/misc/copy_to_clipboard.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/misc/copy_to_clipboard.go
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ var CopyToClipboard = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 	ExtraCmdArgs: []string{},
 	Skip:         false,
 	SetupConfig: func(config *config.AppConfig) {
-		config.GetUserConfig().OS.CopyToClipboardCmd = "echo {{text}} > clipboard"
+		config.GetUserConfig().OS.CopyToClipboardCmd = "printf '%s' {{text}} > clipboard"
 	},
 
 	SetupRepo: func(shell *Shell) {
@@ -34,13 +34,6 @@ var CopyToClipboard = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 
 		t.GlobalPress(keys.Files.RefreshFiles)
 
-		// Expect to see the clipboard file with contents
-		t.Views().Files().
-			IsFocused().
-			Lines(
-				Contains("clipboard").IsSelected(),
-			)
-
-		t.Views().Main().Content(Contains("branch-a"))
+		t.FileSystem().FileContent("clipboard", Equals("branch-a"))
 	},
 })
diff --git a/pkg/integration/tests/tag/copy_to_clipboard.go b/pkg/integration/tests/tag/copy_to_clipboard.go
index 124c94f94..9f6b38359 100644
--- a/pkg/integration/tests/tag/copy_to_clipboard.go
+++ b/pkg/integration/tests/tag/copy_to_clipboard.go
@@ -10,8 +10,7 @@ var CopyToClipboard = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 	ExtraCmdArgs: []string{},
 	Skip:         false,
 	SetupConfig: func(config *config.AppConfig) {
-		// Include delimiters around the text so that we can assert on the entire content
-		config.GetUserConfig().OS.CopyToClipboardCmd = "echo _{{text}}_ > clipboard"
+		config.GetUserConfig().OS.CopyToClipboardCmd = "printf '%s' {{text}} > clipboard"
 	},
 	SetupRepo: func(shell *Shell) {
 		shell.EmptyCommit("one")
@@ -27,13 +26,6 @@ var CopyToClipboard = NewIntegrationTest(NewIntegrationTestArgs{
 
 		t.ExpectToast(Equals("'super.l000ongtag' copied to clipboard"))
 
-		t.Views().Files().
-			Focus().
-			Press(keys.Files.RefreshFiles).
-			Lines(
-				Contains("clipboard").IsSelected(),
-			)
-
-		t.Views().Main().Content(Contains("super.l000ongtag"))
+		t.FileSystem().FileContent("clipboard", Equals("super.l000ongtag"))
 	},
 })