diff --git a/dsc/tests/dsc_config_get.tests.ps1 b/dsc/tests/dsc_config_get.tests.ps1
index b46a88fa..fcbf6cf6 100644
--- a/dsc/tests/dsc_config_get.tests.ps1
+++ b/dsc/tests/dsc_config_get.tests.ps1
@@ -70,10 +70,12 @@ Describe 'dsc config get tests' {
         $lines = Get-Content $TestDrive/ErrorStream.txt
         $ProgressMessagesFound = $False
         foreach ($line in $lines) {
-            $jp = $line | ConvertFrom-Json
-            if ($jp.activity) { # if line is a progress message
-                $jp.percent_complete | Should -BeIn (0..100)
-                $ProgressMessagesFound = $True
+            if ($line.StartsWith('{')) {
+                $jp = $line | ConvertFrom-Json
+                if ($jp.activity) { # if line is a progress message
+                    $jp.percent_complete | Should -BeIn (0..100)
+                    $ProgressMessagesFound = $True
+                }
             }
         }
         $ProgressMessagesFound | Should -BeTrue
diff --git a/dsc/tests/dsc_resource_list.tests.ps1 b/dsc/tests/dsc_resource_list.tests.ps1
index 1f559a98..fcfa989d 100644
--- a/dsc/tests/dsc_resource_list.tests.ps1
+++ b/dsc/tests/dsc_resource_list.tests.ps1
@@ -64,10 +64,12 @@ Describe 'Tests for listing resources' {
         $lines = Get-Content $TestDrive/ErrorStream.txt
         $ProgressMessagesFound = $False
         foreach ($line in $lines) {
-            $jp = $line | ConvertFrom-Json
-            if ($jp.activity) { # if line is a progress message
-                $jp.percent_complete | Should -BeIn (0..100)
-                $ProgressMessagesFound = $True
+            if ($line.StartsWith('{')) {
+                $jp = $line | ConvertFrom-Json
+                if ($jp.activity) { # if line is a progress message
+                    $jp.percent_complete | Should -BeIn (0..100)
+                    $ProgressMessagesFound = $True
+                }
             }
         }
         $ProgressMessagesFound | Should -BeTrue