diff --git a/memory-leaks/tests/cell.test.mjs b/memory-leaks/tests/cell.test.mjs
index e1dfb80a..04545775 100644
--- a/memory-leaks/tests/cell.test.mjs
+++ b/memory-leaks/tests/cell.test.mjs
@@ -7,11 +7,11 @@ describe("# Cell memory leaks", () => {
     await testScenario(addScenario, {
       expectations: [
         // Code cell
-        { objects: 980, collections: 18 },
+        { leak: true, objects: 980, collections: 18 },
         // Markdown cell
-        { objects: 656, collections: 28 },
+        { leak: true, objects: 656, collections: 28 },
         // Raw cell
-        { objects: 548, collections: 28 },
+        { leak: true, objects: 548, collections: 28 },
       ],
     });
   });
diff --git a/memory-leaks/tests/notebook.test.mjs b/memory-leaks/tests/notebook.test.mjs
index d849912d..87f13350 100644
--- a/memory-leaks/tests/notebook.test.mjs
+++ b/memory-leaks/tests/notebook.test.mjs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import * as notebookScenario from "./notebook.mjs";
 describe("# Notebook memory leaks", () => {
   it("Opening a notebook", async () => {
     await testScenario(notebookScenario, {
-      expectations: [{ collections: 8, objects: 463 }],
+      expectations: [{ leak: true, collections: 8, objects: 463 }],
     });
   });
 });
diff --git a/memory-leaks/tests/utils.mjs b/memory-leaks/tests/utils.mjs
index 1c8a2b86..1ec32097 100644
--- a/memory-leaks/tests/utils.mjs
+++ b/memory-leaks/tests/utils.mjs
@@ -25,12 +25,13 @@ function expectNoLeaks(results, defaultValues = []) {
     console.log(formatResultAsMarkdown(test));
   });
 
-  expect(
-    results.map((test) => test.result.leaks.detected).includes(true)
-  ).to.equal(false);
-
   results.forEach((test, idx) => {
     const expectations = defaultValues[idx] ?? {};
+
+    expect(
+      test.result.leaks.detected
+    ).to.equal(expectations.leak ?? false);
+
     expect(
       test.result.leaks.objects
         .map((obj) => obj.countDeltaPerIteration)