diff --git a/integration-tests/test_extensions.py b/integration-tests/test_extensions.py
index 0e4c2c8..5db7e09 100644
--- a/integration-tests/test_extensions.py
+++ b/integration-tests/test_extensions.py
@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@ def test_serverextensions():
     # jupyter-serverextension writes to stdout and stderr weirdly
     proc = subprocess.run(
         ["/opt/tljh/user/bin/jupyter-server", "extension", "list", "--sys-prefix"],
-        stderr=subprocess.PIPE,
+        capture_output=True,
+        text=True,
     )
 
+    output = proc.stdout + proc.stderr
+
     extensions = [
         "jupyterlab",
         "nbgitpuller",
@@ -19,7 +22,7 @@ def test_serverextensions():
     ]
 
     for e in extensions:
-        assert e in proc.stderr.decode()
+        assert e in output, f"'{e}' not found in server extensions: {output}"
 
 
 def test_labextensions():