diff --git a/tests/cli/test_cli.py b/tests/cli/test_cli.py
index 1be44e18f9..d2df451fef 100644
--- a/tests/cli/test_cli.py
+++ b/tests/cli/test_cli.py
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ def mock_runtime_env(monkeypatch):
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def runner() -> CliRunner:
-    return CliRunner()
+    return CliRunner(env={"COLUMNS": "80"})
 
 
 @contextmanager
@@ -1887,7 +1887,9 @@ def test_init_interactive_cli_mode_simple(runner: CliRunner, tmp_path: Path):
     assert "no_diff: true" in config_path.read_text()
 
 
-def test_init_interactive_engine_install_msg(runner: CliRunner, tmp_path: Path):
+def test_init_interactive_engine_install_msg(runner: CliRunner, tmp_path: Path, monkeypatch):
+    monkeypatch.setattr("sqlmesh.utils.rich.console.width", 80)
+
     # Engine install text should not appear for built-in engines like DuckDB
     # Input: 1 (DEFAULT template), 1 (duckdb engine), 1 (DEFAULT CLI mode)
     result = runner.invoke(
diff --git a/tests/utils/test_helpers.py b/tests/utils/test_helpers.py
index ae0742f1db..20a544512e 100644
--- a/tests/utils/test_helpers.py
+++ b/tests/utils/test_helpers.py
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ def test_wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
         orig_console = get_console()
         try:
             new_console = TerminalConsole()
+            new_console.console.width = 80
             new_console.console.no_color = True
             set_console(new_console)
             func(*args, **kwargs)