diff --git a/src/resources/extensions/sf/tests/uok-gitops-wiring.test.ts b/src/resources/extensions/sf/tests/uok-gitops-wiring.test.ts
index c1705d481..77e89b82c 100644
--- a/src/resources/extensions/sf/tests/uok-gitops-wiring.test.ts
+++ b/src/resources/extensions/sf/tests/uok-gitops-wiring.test.ts
@@ -9,8 +9,13 @@ const sfDir = join(__dirname, "..");
 
 test("post-unit pre-verification selects turn git action from UOK gitops flags", () => {
 	const source = readFileSync(join(sfDir, "auto-post-unit.ts"), "utf-8");
+	// Whitespace-tolerant: collapse runs of whitespace before substring-matching
+	// so the assertion survives formatter changes (single-line vs multi-line
+	// ternary). The semantic check is that turnAction is derived from
+	// uokFlags.gitops + uokFlags.gitopsTurnAction with a "commit" fallback.
+	const normalized = source.replace(/\s+/g, " ");
 	assert.ok(
-		source.includes(
+		normalized.includes(
 			'const turnAction: TurnGitActionMode = uokFlags.gitops ? uokFlags.gitopsTurnAction : "commit"',
 		),
 		"postUnitPreVerification should derive turn action from uok.gitops.turn_action when enabled",