diff --git a/plugin/src/test/kotlin/org/jlleitschuh/gradle/ktlint/GitHookTasksTest.kt b/plugin/src/test/kotlin/org/jlleitschuh/gradle/ktlint/GitHookTasksTest.kt
index d1046c59..7a522791 100644
--- a/plugin/src/test/kotlin/org/jlleitschuh/gradle/ktlint/GitHookTasksTest.kt
+++ b/plugin/src/test/kotlin/org/jlleitschuh/gradle/ktlint/GitHookTasksTest.kt
@@ -179,10 +179,10 @@ class GitHookTasksTest : AbstractPluginTest() {
             build(":$INSTALL_GIT_HOOK_CHECK_TASK") {
                 assertThat(task(":$INSTALL_GIT_HOOK_CHECK_TASK")?.outcome).isEqualTo(TaskOutcome.SUCCESS)
 
-                val hookTextLines = gitDir.preCommitGitHook().readLines()
-                assertThat(hookTextLines).doesNotContain("set -e")
-                assertThat(hookTextLines).contains("gradle_command_exit_code=\$?")
-                assertThat(hookTextLines).contains("exit \$gradle_command_exit_code")
+                val hookText = gitDir.preCommitGitHook().readText()
+                assertThat(hookText).doesNotContain("set -e")
+                assertThat(hookText).contains("gradle_command_exit_code=\$?")
+                assertThat(hookText).contains("exit \$gradle_command_exit_code")
             }
         }
     }
@@ -200,10 +200,10 @@ class GitHookTasksTest : AbstractPluginTest() {
             build(":$INSTALL_GIT_HOOK_FORMAT_TASK") {
                 assertThat(task(":$INSTALL_GIT_HOOK_FORMAT_TASK")?.outcome).isEqualTo(TaskOutcome.SUCCESS)
 
-                val hookTextLines = gitDir.preCommitGitHook().readLines()
-                assertThat(hookTextLines).doesNotContain("set -e")
-                assertThat(hookTextLines).contains("gradle_command_exit_code=\$?")
-                assertThat(hookTextLines).contains("exit \$gradle_command_exit_code")
+                val hookText = gitDir.preCommitGitHook().readText()
+                assertThat(hookText).doesNotContain("set -e")
+                assertThat(hookText).contains("gradle_command_exit_code=\$?")
+                assertThat(hookText).contains("exit \$gradle_command_exit_code")
             }
         }
     }