diff --git a/src/JestExt.ts b/src/JestExt.ts
index 7175c4bfd..26ab0e270 100644
--- a/src/JestExt.ts
+++ b/src/JestExt.ts
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ export class JestExt {
     }
     // thanks Qix, http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25245716/remove-all-ansi-colors-styles-from-strings
     const noANSI = message.replace(/[\u001b\u009b][[()#;?]*(?:[0-9]{1,4}(?:;[0-9]{0,4})*)?[0-9A-ORZcf-nqry=><]/g, '')
-    if (noANSI.includes('snapshot test failed')) {
+    if (/(snapshot failed)|(snapshot test failed)/i.test(noANSI)) {
       this.detectedSnapshotErrors()
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/JestExt.test.ts b/tests/JestExt.test.ts
index d647957f1..5c542234b 100644
--- a/tests/JestExt.test.ts
+++ b/tests/JestExt.test.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ import { updateCurrentDiagnostics } from '../src/diagnostics'
 describe('JestExt', () => {
   const getConfiguration = workspace.getConfiguration as jest.Mock<any>
   let projectWorkspace: ProjectWorkspace
-  const channelStub = { appendLine: () => {} } as any
+  const channelStub = { appendLine: () => {}, clear: () => {} } as any
   // const mockShowErrorMessage = window.showErrorMessage as jest.Mock<any>
   // const mockShowWarningMessage = window.showWarningMessage as jest.Mock<any>
   const extensionSettings = { debugCodeLens: {} } as any
@@ -468,4 +468,32 @@ describe('JestExt', () => {
       expect(mockEditor.setDecorations).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(6)
     })
   })
+
+  describe('detectedSnapshotErrors()', () => {
+    let sut: JestExt
+    const mockEditor: any = { document: { uri: { fsPath: `file://a/b/c.js` } } }
+
+    const settings: any = {
+      debugCodeLens: {},
+      enableSnapshotUpdateMessages: true,
+    }
+
+    beforeEach(() => {
+      jest.resetAllMocks()
+      const projectWorkspace = new ProjectWorkspace(null, null, null, null)
+      sut = new JestExt(null, projectWorkspace, channelStub, settings)
+
+      mockEditor.setDecorations = jest.fn()
+      sut.debugCodeLensProvider.didChange = jest.fn()
+    })
+
+    it('will trigger snapshot update message when a snapshot test fails', () => {
+      window.showInformationMessage = jest.fn(async () => null)
+      const spy = jest.spyOn(sut as any, 'detectedSnapshotErrors')
+      ;(sut as any).handleStdErr(new Error('Snapshot test failed'))
+      ;(sut as any).handleStdErr(new Error('Snapshot failed'))
+      ;(sut as any).handleStdErr(new Error('Failed for some other reason'))
+      expect(spy).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2)
+    })
+  })
 })