diff --git a/backend/src/db/migration-manifest.test.ts b/backend/src/db/migration-manifest.test.ts
index 89a96a0b..6c456d4b 100644
--- a/backend/src/db/migration-manifest.test.ts
+++ b/backend/src/db/migration-manifest.test.ts
@@ -134,7 +134,8 @@ await test("poll storage enrollment refuses history before any change and preser
   for(const name of ["server_poll_executions","server_poll_intents","server_poll_acks","server_poll_receipts","server_poll_quarantines"])assert(guard.includes(`EXISTS(SELECT 1 FROM ${name})`))
   for(const name of ["server_poll_storage_admissions","server_poll_storage_usage"])assert(guard.includes("'"+name+"'")&&CURRENT_REQUIRED_TABLES.includes(name))
   const bodies=(list:ReturnType<typeof parseMigrationStatements>)=>list.filter(statement=>statement.tokens[0].value==="CREATE").flatMap(statement=>statement.tokens.filter(token=>token.kind==="dollar").map(token=>token.value))
-  assert.deepEqual(bodies(statements),bodies(historical));assert.equal(bodies(statements).length,5)
+  const comparableBodies=(list:ReturnType<typeof parseMigrationStatements>)=>bodies(list).map(body=>body.replace(/\r\n/g,"\n"))
+  assert.deepEqual(comparableBodies(statements),comparableBodies(historical));assert.equal(bodies(statements).length,5)
   assert(bodies(statements)[0].includes("mcp_settings.id=1 FOR SHARE"),"Predicate itself fences current retention, including direct guarded deletes")
   assert.deepEqual(migration.operations.filter(operation=>operation.command==="INSERT").map(operation=>operation.target),["server_poll_storage_usage","schema_migrations"])
   assert.equal(migration.operations.some(operation=>["UPDATE","DELETE","DROP"].includes(operation.command)),false)