diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_comments_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_comments_test.go
index f951ed0b..bd724a8f 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_comments_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_comments_test.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ var commentOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 		document:              "# welcome!\n---\n# bob\na: cat # meow\n\n# have a great day",
 		expression:            `headComment`,
 		expected: []string{
-			"D0, P[], (!!str)::|-\n    welcome!\n    bob\n",
+			"D0, P[], (!!str)::welcome!\nbob\n",
 		},
 	},
 	{
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_equals_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_equals_test.go
index 360e7e99..1064ebd3 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_equals_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_equals_test.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ var equalsOperatorScenarios = []expressionScenario{
 		document:   "{a: { b: {things: \"\"}, f: [1], g: [] }}",
 		expression: ".. | select(. == \"\")",
 		expected: []string{
-			"D0, P[a b things], (!!str)::\"\"\n",
+			"D0, P[a b things], (!!str)::\n",
 		},
 	},
 	{
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operator_multiply_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/operator_multiply_test.go
index 39bb83a9..7e1f38f2 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operator_multiply_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operator_multiply_test.go
@@ -35,33 +35,27 @@ We then need to update the first array. We will use the relative update (|=) bec
 We set the current element of the first array as $cur. Now we multiply (merge) $cur with the matching entry in $two, by passing $two through a select filter.
 `
 
-var docWithHeader = `
-# here
+var docWithHeader = `# here
 
 a: apple
 `
 
-var nodeWithHeader = `
-# here
+var nodeWithHeader = `# here
 a: apple
 `
 
-var docNoComments = `
-b: banana
+var docNoComments = `b: banana
 `
 
-var docWithFooter = `
-a: apple
+var docWithFooter = `a: apple
 
 # footer
 `
 
-var nodeWithFooter = `
-a: apple
+var nodeWithFooter = `a: apple
 # footer`
 
-var document = `
-a: &cat {name: cat}
+var document = `a: &cat {name: cat}
 b: {name: dog}
 c: 
   <<: *cat
diff --git a/pkg/yqlib/operators_test.go b/pkg/yqlib/operators_test.go
index e784f319..10c9260d 100644
--- a/pkg/yqlib/operators_test.go
+++ b/pkg/yqlib/operators_test.go
@@ -92,9 +92,20 @@ func testScenario(t *testing.T, s *expressionScenario) {
 
 func resultsToString(results *list.List) []string {
 	var pretty []string = make([]string, 0)
+
 	for el := results.Front(); el != nil; el = el.Next() {
 		n := el.Value.(*CandidateNode)
-		pretty = append(pretty, NodeToString(n))
+		var valueBuffer bytes.Buffer
+		printer := NewPrinterWithSingleWriter(bufio.NewWriter(&valueBuffer), YamlOutputFormat, true, false, 4, true)
+		printer.PrintResults(n.AsList())
+		tag := n.Node.Tag
+		if n.Node.Kind == yaml.DocumentNode {
+			tag = "doc"
+		} else if n.Node.Kind == yaml.AliasNode {
+			tag = "alias"
+		}
+		output := fmt.Sprintf(`D%v, P%v, (%v)::%v`, n.Document, n.Path, tag, valueBuffer.String())
+		pretty = append(pretty, output)
 	}
 	return pretty
 }