diff --git a/core/core-cli-lib.el b/core/core-cli-lib.el
index e0f744d78..b389e8346 100644
--- a/core/core-cli-lib.el
+++ b/core/core-cli-lib.el
@@ -899,8 +899,7 @@ considered as well."
          (context (or context (doom-cli-context-create)))
          (straight-error
           (and (bound-and-true-p straight-process-buffer)
-               (stringp data)
-               (string-match-p (regexp-quote straight-process-buffer) data)
+               (member straight-process-buffer data)
                (with-current-buffer (straight--process-buffer)
                  (split-string (buffer-string) "\n" t))))
          (error-file (doom-cli--output-file 'error context)))