diff --git a/testsuite/modules.51-scan/030-scan_eval-avail.exp b/testsuite/modules.51-scan/030-scan_eval-avail.exp
index f1a9520fd..5a41766ed 100644
--- a/testsuite/modules.51-scan/030-scan_eval-avail.exp
+++ b/testsuite/modules.51-scan/030-scan_eval-avail.exp
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ scan/2.1{foo=val1,val2,val3}"
 testouterr_cmd sh {avail -t foo=val3} OK $tserr
 
 set tserr ".*
-Get modules: {source/source_file foo/unk scan/foo scan/unk scan/1.0 scan/2.0 scan/1.1 scan/2.1 scan/sym} matching 'foo=val3' in '$mpre'
+Get modules: {((source|scan|foo).* )*(source|scan|foo).*} matching 'foo=val3' in '$mpre'
 scan/1.0{foo=val1,val2,val3,val4}\\\(sym\\\)
 scan/1.1{foo=val1,val2,val3,val4}
 scan/2.0{foo=val1,val2,val3}\\\(foo\\\)
@@ -188,7 +188,7 @@ testouterr_cmd sh {avail -t -o tag:variant:sym:alias scan} OK $tserr
 set tserr ".*
 Get modules: {foo/globalsym scan/globalsym foo/globalunk scan/globalunk} matching 'foo=val4' in ''
 .*
-Get modules: {source/source_file foo/unk foo/globalunk scan/unk scan/1.0 scan/globalunk scan/1.1 scan/sym scan/globalsym} matching 'foo=val4' in '$mpre'
+Get modules: {((source|scan|foo).* )*(source|scan|foo).*} matching 'foo=val4' in '$mpre'
 scan/1.0{foo=val1,val2,val3,val4}\\\(globalsym:sym\\\)
 scan/1.1{foo=val1,val2,val3,val4}"
 testouterr_cmd_re sh {avail -T -t foo=val4} OK $tserr
diff --git a/testsuite/modules.51-scan/031-scan_eval-whatis.exp b/testsuite/modules.51-scan/031-scan_eval-whatis.exp
index 319e82d95..35adf77b7 100644
--- a/testsuite/modules.51-scan/031-scan_eval-whatis.exp
+++ b/testsuite/modules.51-scan/031-scan_eval-whatis.exp
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ set tserr "$modlin $mpre $modlin
 testouterr_cmd_re sh {whatis foo=val3} OK $tserr
 
 set tserr ".*
-Get modules: {source/source_file foo/unk scan scan/foo scan/unk scan/1.0 scan/2.0 scan/1.1 scan/2.1 scan/sym} matching 'foo=val3' in '$mpre'
+Get modules: {((source|scan|foo).* )*(source|scan|foo).*} matching 'foo=val3' in '$mpre'
 .*
 $modlin $mpre $modlin
 \\s+scan/1.0: scan/1.0
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ set tserr "$modlin $mpre $modlin
 testouterr_cmd_re sh {whatis scan} OK $tserr
 
 set tserr ".*
-Get modules: {source/source_file foo/unk foo/globalunk scan scan/unk scan/1.0 scan/globalunk scan/1.1 scan/sym scan/globalsym} matching 'foo=val4' in '$mpre'
+Get modules: {((source|scan|foo).* )*(source|scan|foo).*} matching 'foo=val4' in '$mpre'
 .*
 $modlin $mpre $modlin
 \\s+scan/1.0: scan/1.0
diff --git a/testsuite/modules.51-scan/032-scan_eval-paths.exp b/testsuite/modules.51-scan/032-scan_eval-paths.exp
index faacb613e..2f96365c5 100644
--- a/testsuite/modules.51-scan/032-scan_eval-paths.exp
+++ b/testsuite/modules.51-scan/032-scan_eval-paths.exp
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ lappend ans [list text $mp/scan/2.0]
 testouterr_cmd sh {paths foo=val3} $ans {}
 
 set tserr ".*
-Get modules: {source/source_file foo/unk scan scan/foo scan/unk scan/1.0 scan/2.0 scan/1.1 scan/2.1 scan/sym} matching 'foo=val3' in '$mpre'
+Get modules: {((source|scan|foo).* )*(source|scan|foo).*} matching 'foo=val3' in '$mpre'
 .*"
 testouterr_cmd_re sh {paths -T foo=val3} $ans $tserr
 
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ lappend ans [list text $mp/scan/2.0]
 testouterr_cmd sh {paths scan} $ans {}
 
 set tserr ".*
-Get modules: {source/source_file foo/unk foo/globalunk scan scan/unk scan/1.0 scan/globalunk scan/1.1 scan/sym scan/globalsym} matching 'foo=val4' in '$mpre'
+Get modules: {((source|scan|foo).* )*(source|scan|foo).*} matching 'foo=val4' in '$mpre'
 .*"
 set ans [list]
 lappend ans [list text $mp/scan/1.0]