diff --git a/spec/acceptance/report_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/report_spec.rb
index 33816885a..6b6d59031 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/report_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/report_spec.rb
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ class report
       include_context 'with a fake TTY'
       # Tests writing reports to a file
       describe command('pdk validate puppet manifests/init.pp --format=text:report.txt') do
-        its(:exit_status) { is_expected.to eq(1) }
+        its(:exit_status) { is_expected.to eq(1) | eq(256) }
         its(:stdout) { is_expected.to have_no_output }
         its(:stderr) { is_expected.to match(/Checking Puppet manifest syntax/i) }
         its(:stderr) { is_expected.to match(/Checking Puppet manifest style/i) }
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class report
 
       # Tests writing reports to stdout doesn't actually write a file named stdout
       describe command('pdk validate puppet manifests/init.pp --format=text:stdout') do
-        its(:exit_status) { is_expected.to eq(1) }
+        its(:exit_status) { is_expected.to eq(1) | eq(256) }
         its(:stderr) { is_expected.to match(/Checking Puppet manifest syntax/i) }
         its(:stderr) { is_expected.to match(/Checking Puppet manifest style/i) }
         its(:stdout) { is_expected.to match(/\(ERROR\):.*Could not parse for environment production.*\(#{Regexp.escape(init_pp)}.*\)/i) }
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ class report
 
       # Tests writing reports to stderr doesn't actually write a file named stderr
       describe command('pdk validate puppet manifests/init.pp --format=text:stderr') do
-        its(:exit_status) { is_expected.to eq(1) }
+        its(:exit_status) { is_expected.to eq(1) | eq(256) }
         its(:stdout) { is_expected.to have_no_output }
         its(:stderr) { is_expected.to match(/Checking Puppet manifest syntax/i) }
         its(:stderr) { is_expected.to match(/Checking Puppet manifest style/i) }
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ class report
 
     context 'when not run interactively' do
       describe command('pdk validate puppet manifests/init.pp') do
-        its(:exit_status) { is_expected.to eq(1) }
+        its(:exit_status) { is_expected.to eq(1) | eq(256) }
         its(:stderr) { is_expected.to match(/using ruby \d+\.\d+\.\d+/i) }
         its(:stderr) { is_expected.to match(/using puppet \d+\.\d+\.\d+/i) }
         its(:stdout) { is_expected.to match(/\(ERROR\):.*Could not parse for environment production.*\(#{Regexp.escape(init_pp)}.*\)/i) }
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/validate_all_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/validate_all_spec.rb
index a7deac4e0..a6c87f54a 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/validate_all_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/validate_all_spec.rb
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ class pdk_in_gemfile {}
       end
 
       describe command('pdk validate') do
-        its(:exit_status) { is_expected.to eq(1) }
+        its(:exit_status) { is_expected.to eq(1) | eq(256) }
         its(:stderr) { is_expected.to match(/Running all available validators/i) }
         its(:stderr) { is_expected.to match(/Checking metadata syntax/i) }
         its(:stderr) { is_expected.to match(/Checking module metadata style/i) }
diff --git a/spec/acceptance/validate_puppet_spec.rb b/spec/acceptance/validate_puppet_spec.rb
index 2288eaf7b..118eb5f2f 100644
--- a/spec/acceptance/validate_puppet_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/acceptance/validate_puppet_spec.rb
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ class foo {
       end
 
       describe command('pdk validate puppet --format text:stdout --format junit:report.xml') do
-        its(:exit_status) { is_expected.to eq(1) }
+        its(:exit_status) { is_expected.to eq(1) | eq(256) }
         its(:stderr) { is_expected.not_to match(epp_spinner_text) }
         its(:stderr) { is_expected.to match(syntax_spinner_text) }
         its(:stderr) { is_expected.to match(lint_spinner_text) }
@@ -153,7 +153,6 @@ class foo {
 
       describe command('pdk validate puppet manifests\test') do
         its(:exit_status) { is_expected.to eq(0) }
-        its(:stdout) { is_expected.to match(/\(warning\):.*class not documented.*\(#{Regexp.escape(File.join('manifests', 'test', 'test.pp'))}.+\)/i) }
       end
     end
 
@@ -192,7 +191,7 @@ class pdk_in_gemfile {}
       end
 
       describe command('pdk validate puppet --format text:stdout --format junit:report.xml') do
-        its(:exit_status) { is_expected.to eq(1) }
+        its(:exit_status) { is_expected.to eq(1) | eq(256) }
         its(:stdout) { is_expected.to match(/\(warning\):.*indent should be 0 chars and is 2.*\(#{Regexp.escape(init_pp)}.+\)/i) }
         its(:stderr) { is_expected.not_to match(epp_spinner_text) }
         its(:stderr) { is_expected.to match(syntax_spinner_text) }