diff --git a/radicle-cli-test/src/lib.rs b/radicle-cli-test/src/lib.rs
index a1d71223..6c03e733 100644
--- a/radicle-cli-test/src/lib.rs
+++ b/radicle-cli-test/src/lib.rs
@@ -8,9 +8,6 @@ use snapbox::cmd::{Command, OutputAssert};
 use snapbox::{Assert, Substitutions};
 use thiserror::Error;
 
-/// Error lines in the CLI are prefixed with this string.
-const ERROR_PREFIX: &str = "✗";
-
 #[derive(Error, Debug)]
 pub enum Error {
     #[error("parsing failed")]
@@ -160,9 +157,6 @@ impl TestFormula {
                         },
                     });
                 } else if let Some(a) = test.assertions.last_mut() {
-                    if line.starts_with(ERROR_PREFIX) {
-                        a.exit = ExitStatus::Failure;
-                    }
                     a.expected.push_str(line.as_str());
                     a.expected.push('\n');
                 } else {
diff --git a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-clone-unknown.md b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-clone-unknown.md
index 13e2d98c..e74e891d 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-clone-unknown.md
+++ b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-clone-unknown.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 Trying to clone a repository that is not in our routing table returns an error:
 
-```
+``` (fail)
 $ rad clone rad:zVNuptPuk5XauitpCWSNVCXGGfXW
 ✓ Tracking relationship established for rad:zVNuptPuk5XauitpCWSNVCXGGfXW
 ✗ Clone failed: no seeds found for rad:zVNuptPuk5XauitpCWSNVCXGGfXW
diff --git a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-id-rebase.md b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-id-rebase.md
index 4647d197..80530a37 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-id-rebase.md
+++ b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-id-rebase.md
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ Note that a warning was emitted:
 
 If we attempt to commit this revision, the command will fail:
 
-```
+``` (fail)
 $ rad id commit 3f6ae4f8645c8b0cbcd35ea924df7b13aca52774 --no-confirm
 ! Warning: Revision is out of date
 ! Warning: d96f425412c9f8ad5d9a9a05c9831d0728e2338d =/= 475cdfbc8662853dd132ec564e4f5eb0f152dd7f
diff --git a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-inspect-noauth.md b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-inspect-noauth.md
index 327a1cb4..ab705687 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-inspect-noauth.md
+++ b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-inspect-noauth.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 The `rad inspect` command can be run without being authenticated with radicle:
 
-```
+``` (fail)
 $ rad self
 ✗ Self failed: Could not load radicle profile
 ✗ Hint: To setup your radicle profile, run `rad auth`.
diff --git a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-rm.md b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-rm.md
index 661ac6c5..cb2891e3 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-rm.md
+++ b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-rm.md
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ $ rad ls
 
 Attempting to remove a repository that doesn't exist gives us an error message:
 
-```
+``` (fail)
 $ rad rm rad:z2Jk1mNqyX7AjT4K83jJW9vQoHn4f
 ✗ Remove failed: repository rad:z2Jk1mNqyX7AjT4K83jJW9vQoHn4f was not found
 ```
diff --git a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-sync.md b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-sync.md
index eaa85eb1..27329297 100644
--- a/radicle-cli/examples/rad-sync.md
+++ b/radicle-cli/examples/rad-sync.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ $ rad sync
 If we try to sync again after the nodes have synced, we will get a timeout
 after one second, since the nodes will not emit any message:
 
-```
+``` (fail)
 $ rad sync --timeout 1
 ✗ Syncing with 2 node(s)..
 ! Seed z6Mkt67GdsW7715MEfRuP4pSZxJRJh6kj6Y48WRqVv4N1tRk timed out..