diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/variables/file-defaults/script b/acceptance/bundle/variables/file-defaults/script
index 7dd0ccfbc..8e6fd0d75 100644
--- a/acceptance/bundle/variables/file-defaults/script
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/variables/file-defaults/script
@@ -15,10 +15,10 @@ title "variable has value in config file"
 trace $CLI bundle validate -o json --target with_value | jq $cluster_expr
 
 title "file cannot be parsed"
-trace errcode $CLI bundle validate -o json --target invalid_json | jq $cluster_expr | sed 's/\\/\//g'
+trace errcode $CLI bundle validate -o json --target invalid_json | jq $cluster_expr
 
 title "file has wrong structure"
-trace errcode $CLI bundle validate -o json --target wrong_file_structure | jq $cluster_expr | sed 's/\\/\//g'
+trace errcode $CLI bundle validate -o json --target wrong_file_structure | jq $cluster_expr
 
 title "file has variable that is complex but default is string"
 trace errcode $CLI bundle validate -o json --target complex_to_string | jq $cluster_expr
diff --git a/acceptance/bundle/variables/file-defaults/test.toml b/acceptance/bundle/variables/file-defaults/test.toml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4d3a8e6e6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/bundle/variables/file-defaults/test.toml
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Fix for windows
+[[Repls]]
+Old = '$TMPDIR\.databricks\bundle\wrong_file_structure\variable-overrides.json'
+New = '$TMPDIR/.databricks/bundle/wrong_file_structure/variable-overrides.json'