diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index c9f8ce82b..c31a94e7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -44,9 +44,9 @@ jobs:
           python -m pip install sphinx~=${{ matrix.sphinx-version }} -e .[test]
           python -m pip freeze
       - name: Run pytest
-        run: |
-          python -m pytest -v --ignore=tests/benchmarks -m "not jstest" --cov=sphinx_needs --cov-report=xml --cov-report=term-missing tests
-          coverage xml
+        run: python -m pytest -v --ignore=tests/benchmarks -m "not jstest" --cov=sphinx_needs --cov-report=xml --cov-report=term-missing tests
+      - name: Create coverage
+        run: coverage xml
       - name: Upload to Codecov
         if: github.repository == 'useblocks/sphinx-needs' && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v3
diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index 9317a88b6..5fc2e33df 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ def test_app(make_app, sphinx_test_tempdir, request):
     # In this case we don't catch the warnings.
     if builder_params.get("buildername", "html") == "html":
         app.warning_list = strip_colors(
-            app._warning.getvalue().replace(str(app.srcdir), "srcdir")
+            app._warning.getvalue().replace(str(app.srcdir) + os.sep, "srcdir/")
         ).splitlines()
     else:
         app.warning_list = None
diff --git a/tests/test_broken_links.py b/tests/test_broken_links.py
index 37944db51..592666f8f 100644
--- a/tests/test_broken_links.py
+++ b/tests/test_broken_links.py
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+from pathlib import Path
+
 import pytest
 from sphinx.util.console import strip_colors
 
@@ -12,9 +14,12 @@ def test_doc_build_html(test_app):
     app.build()
 
     # check there are expected warnings
-    warnings = strip_colors(app._warning.getvalue().replace(str(app.srcdir), "srcdir"))
+    warnings = strip_colors(app._warning.getvalue())
     print(warnings.splitlines())
-    assert warnings.splitlines() == [
-        "srcdir/index.rst:12: WARNING: Need 'SP_TOO_002' has unknown outgoing link 'NOT_WORKING_LINK' in field 'links' [needs.link_outgoing]",
-        "srcdir/index.rst:21: WARNING: linked need BROKEN_LINK not found [needs.link_ref]",
+
+    expected_warnings = [
+        f"{Path(str(app.srcdir)) / 'index.rst'}:12: WARNING: Need 'SP_TOO_002' has unknown outgoing link 'NOT_WORKING_LINK' in field 'links' [needs.link_outgoing]",
+        f"{Path(str(app.srcdir)) / 'index.rst'}:21: WARNING: linked need BROKEN_LINK not found [needs.link_ref]",
     ]
+
+    assert warnings.splitlines() == expected_warnings
diff --git a/tests/test_filter.py b/tests/test_filter.py
index 2489e408c..498dea8b7 100644
--- a/tests/test_filter.py
+++ b/tests/test_filter.py
@@ -12,19 +12,18 @@
 def test_filter_build_html(test_app):
     app = test_app
     app.build()
-
-    warnings = strip_colors(
-        app._warning.getvalue().replace(str(app.srcdir), "srcdir")
-    ).splitlines()
-    for w in warnings:
-        print(w)
-    assert warnings == [
-        "srcdir/index.rst:51: WARNING: Filter 'xxx' not valid. Error: name 'xxx' is not defined. [needs.filter]",
-        "srcdir/index.rst:54: WARNING: Filter '1' not valid. Error: Filter did not evaluate to a boolean, instead <class 'int'>: 1. [needs.filter]",
-        "srcdir/index.rst:57: WARNING: Filter 'yyy' not valid. Error: name 'yyy' is not defined. [needs.filter]",
-        "srcdir/index.rst:60: WARNING: Filter 'zzz' not valid. Error: name 'zzz' is not defined. [needs.filter]",
+    warnings = strip_colors(app._warning.getvalue())
+    print(warnings)
+
+    expected_warnings = [
+        f"{Path(str(app.srcdir)) / 'index.rst'}:51: WARNING: Filter 'xxx' not valid. Error: name 'xxx' is not defined. [needs.filter]",
+        f"{Path(str(app.srcdir)) / 'index.rst'}:54: WARNING: Filter '1' not valid. Error: Filter did not evaluate to a boolean, instead <class 'int'>: 1. [needs.filter]",
+        f"{Path(str(app.srcdir)) / 'index.rst'}:57: WARNING: Filter 'yyy' not valid. Error: name 'yyy' is not defined. [needs.filter]",
+        f"{Path(str(app.srcdir)) / 'index.rst'}:60: WARNING: Filter 'zzz' not valid. Error: name 'zzz' is not defined. [needs.filter]",
     ]
 
+    assert warnings.splitlines() == expected_warnings
+
     html = Path(app.outdir, "index.html").read_text()
     assert "story_a_1" in html
     assert "story_b_1" not in html
diff --git a/tests/test_github_issues.py b/tests/test_github_issues.py
index 4c8862136..2899d9dc2 100644
--- a/tests/test_github_issues.py
+++ b/tests/test_github_issues.py
@@ -34,11 +34,13 @@ def test_doc_github_44(test_app):
     assert "Test 3" in html
 
     stderr = output.stderr.decode("utf-8")
-    stderr = stderr.replace(str(app.srcdir), "srcdir")
-    assert stderr.splitlines() == [
-        "srcdir/index.rst:11: WARNING: Need 'test_3' has unknown outgoing link 'test_123_broken' in field 'links' [needs.link_outgoing]"
+
+    expected_warnings = [
+        f"{Path(str(app.srcdir)) / 'index.rst'}:11: WARNING: Need 'test_3' has unknown outgoing link 'test_123_broken' in field 'links' [needs.link_outgoing]"
     ]
 
+    assert stderr.splitlines() == expected_warnings
+
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "test_app",
diff --git a/tests/test_report_dead_links.py b/tests/test_report_dead_links.py
index b7c69d3bf..16dfb2cea 100644
--- a/tests/test_report_dead_links.py
+++ b/tests/test_report_dead_links.py
@@ -20,13 +20,14 @@ def test_needs_dead_links_warnings(test_app):
 
     # check there are expected warnings
     stderr = output.stderr.decode("utf-8")
-    stderr = stderr.replace(str(src_dir), "srcdir")
-    assert stderr.splitlines() == [
-        "srcdir/index.rst:17: WARNING: Need 'REQ_004' has unknown outgoing link 'ANOTHER_DEAD_LINK' in field 'links' [needs.link_outgoing]",
-        "srcdir/index.rst:45: WARNING: Need 'TEST_004' has unknown outgoing link 'REQ_005.invalid' in field 'links' [needs.link_outgoing]",
-        "srcdir/index.rst:45: WARNING: Need 'TEST_004' has unknown outgoing link 'REQ_005.invalid' in field 'tests' [needs.link_outgoing]",
+    expected_warnings = [
+        f"{Path(str(app.srcdir)) / 'index.rst'}:17: WARNING: Need 'REQ_004' has unknown outgoing link 'ANOTHER_DEAD_LINK' in field 'links' [needs.link_outgoing]",
+        f"{Path(str(app.srcdir)) / 'index.rst'}:45: WARNING: Need 'TEST_004' has unknown outgoing link 'REQ_005.invalid' in field 'links' [needs.link_outgoing]",
+        f"{Path(str(app.srcdir)) / 'index.rst'}:45: WARNING: Need 'TEST_004' has unknown outgoing link 'REQ_005.invalid' in field 'tests' [needs.link_outgoing]",
     ]
 
+    assert stderr.splitlines() == expected_warnings
+
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "test_app",
@@ -44,13 +45,14 @@ def test_needs_dead_links_warnings_needs_builder(test_app):
 
     # check there are expected warnings
     stderr = output.stderr.decode("utf-8")
-    stderr = stderr.replace(str(src_dir), "srcdir")
-    assert stderr.splitlines() == [
-        "srcdir/index.rst:17: WARNING: Need 'REQ_004' has unknown outgoing link 'ANOTHER_DEAD_LINK' in field 'links' [needs.link_outgoing]",
-        "srcdir/index.rst:45: WARNING: Need 'TEST_004' has unknown outgoing link 'REQ_005.invalid' in field 'links' [needs.link_outgoing]",
-        "srcdir/index.rst:45: WARNING: Need 'TEST_004' has unknown outgoing link 'REQ_005.invalid' in field 'tests' [needs.link_outgoing]",
+    expected_warnings = [
+        f"{Path(str(app.srcdir)) / 'index.rst'}:17: WARNING: Need 'REQ_004' has unknown outgoing link 'ANOTHER_DEAD_LINK' in field 'links' [needs.link_outgoing]",
+        f"{Path(str(app.srcdir)) / 'index.rst'}:45: WARNING: Need 'TEST_004' has unknown outgoing link 'REQ_005.invalid' in field 'links' [needs.link_outgoing]",
+        f"{Path(str(app.srcdir)) / 'index.rst'}:45: WARNING: Need 'TEST_004' has unknown outgoing link 'REQ_005.invalid' in field 'tests' [needs.link_outgoing]",
     ]
 
+    assert stderr.splitlines() == expected_warnings
+
 
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(
     "test_app",
diff --git a/tests/test_service_github.py b/tests/test_service_github.py
index 8c79ffcce..7d01292bb 100644
--- a/tests/test_service_github.py
+++ b/tests/test_service_github.py
@@ -84,13 +84,16 @@ def test_build(test_app, snapshot):
 
     app = test_app
     app.build()
-    warnings = strip_colors(app._warning.getvalue().replace(str(app.srcdir), "srcdir"))
+    warnings = strip_colors(app._warning.getvalue())
     print(warnings)
-    assert warnings.splitlines() == [
-        'srcdir/index.rst:4: WARNING: "query" or "specific" missing as option for github service. [needs.github]',
-        "srcdir/index.rst:22: WARNING: GitHub: API rate limit exceeded (twice). Stop here. [needs.github]",
+
+    expected_warnings = [
+        f'{Path(str(app.srcdir)) / "index.rst"}:4: WARNING: "query" or "specific" missing as option for github service. [needs.github]',
+        f"{Path(str(app.srcdir)) / 'index.rst'}:22: WARNING: GitHub: API rate limit exceeded (twice). Stop here. [needs.github]",
     ]
 
+    assert warnings.splitlines() == expected_warnings
+
     needs_data = json.loads((Path(app.outdir) / "needs.json").read_text("utf8"))
     assert needs_data == snapshot(exclude=props("created", "avatar"))