diff --git a/test/fixtures/cache-tests/results/apache.json b/test/fixtures/cache-tests/results/apache.json
index 89072ab2633..86c732f6e36 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/cache-tests/results/apache.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/cache-tests/results/apache.json
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@
   "cdn-date-update-exceed": true,
   "cdn-expires-update-exceed": [
     "Assertion",
-    "Response 2 header Expires is \"null\", not \"Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:20:15 GMT\""
+    "Response 2 header Expires is \"null\", not \"Wed, 29 Jan 2025 03:37:47 GMT\""
   ],
   "cdn-fresh-cc-nostore": [
     "Assertion",
@@ -340,10 +340,7 @@
   "headers-store-Cache-Control": true,
   "headers-store-Clear-Site-Data": true,
   "headers-store-Connection": true,
-  "headers-store-Content-Encoding": [
-    "AbortError",
-    "This operation was aborted"
-  ],
+  "headers-store-Content-Encoding": true,
   "headers-store-Content-Foo": true,
   "headers-store-Content-Length": true,
   "headers-store-Content-Location": true,
@@ -496,11 +493,11 @@
   "other-cookie": true,
   "other-date-update": [
     "Assertion",
-    "Response 2 header Date is \"Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:20:09 GMT\", not \"Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:20:06 GMT\""
+    "Response 2 header Date is \"Wed, 29 Jan 2025 03:37:41 GMT\", not \"Wed, 29 Jan 2025 03:37:38 GMT\""
   ],
   "other-date-update-expires": [
     "Assertion",
-    "Response 2 header Date is \"Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:20:09 GMT\", not \"Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:20:06 GMT\""
+    "Response 2 header Date is \"Wed, 29 Jan 2025 03:37:41 GMT\", not \"Wed, 29 Jan 2025 03:37:38 GMT\""
   ],
   "other-date-update-expires-update": true,
   "other-fresh-content-disposition-attachment": true,
@@ -565,17 +562,14 @@
     "fetch failed"
   ],
   "stale-close-s-maxage=2": [
-    "AbortError",
-    "This operation was aborted"
-  ],
-  "stale-sie-503": [
     "TypeError",
     "fetch failed"
   ],
-  "stale-sie-close": [
+  "stale-sie-503": [
     "TypeError",
     "fetch failed"
   ],
+  "stale-sie-close": true,
   "stale-warning-become": [
     "TypeError",
     "fetch failed"
diff --git a/test/fixtures/cache-tests/results/nginx.json b/test/fixtures/cache-tests/results/nginx.json
index 9b6614c0f1e..1f12ac9984e 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/cache-tests/results/nginx.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/cache-tests/results/nginx.json
@@ -136,8 +136,8 @@
     "Response 2 comes from cache"
   ],
   "ccreq-ma1": [
-    "AbortError",
-    "This operation was aborted"
+    "Assertion",
+    "Response 2 comes from cache"
   ],
   "ccreq-magreaterage": [
     "Assertion",
@@ -147,13 +147,10 @@
     "Assertion",
     "Response 2 does not come from cache"
   ],
-  "ccreq-max-stale-age": [
-    "AbortError",
-    "This operation was aborted"
-  ],
+  "ccreq-max-stale-age": true,
   "ccreq-min-fresh": [
-    "AbortError",
-    "This operation was aborted"
+    "Assertion",
+    "Response 2 comes from cache"
   ],
   "ccreq-min-fresh-age": [
     "Assertion",
@@ -184,7 +181,7 @@
   "cdn-date-update-exceed": true,
   "cdn-expires-update-exceed": [
     "Assertion",
-    "Response 2 header Expires is \"null\", not \"Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:19:03 GMT\""
+    "Response 2 header Expires is \"null\", not \"Wed, 29 Jan 2025 03:36:49 GMT\""
   ],
   "cdn-fresh-cc-nostore": [
     "Assertion",
@@ -251,7 +248,10 @@
     "Response 2 Age header not present."
   ],
   "cdn-remove-header": true,
-  "conditional-304-etag": true,
+  "conditional-304-etag": [
+    "AbortError",
+    "This operation was aborted"
+  ],
   "conditional-etag-forward": [
     "Assertion",
     "Request 1 header If-None-Match is \"undefined\", not \"\"abcdef\"\""
@@ -273,10 +273,7 @@
     "Assertion",
     "Request 2 header If-None-Match is \"abcdef\", not \"\"abcdef\"\""
   ],
-  "conditional-etag-strong-respond": [
-    "AbortError",
-    "This operation was aborted"
-  ],
+  "conditional-etag-strong-respond": true,
   "conditional-etag-strong-respond-multiple-first": true,
   "conditional-etag-strong-respond-multiple-last": true,
   "conditional-etag-strong-respond-multiple-second": true,
@@ -649,11 +646,11 @@
   "other-cookie": true,
   "other-date-update": [
     "Assertion",
-    "Response 2 header Date is \"Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:18:57 GMT\", not \"Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:18:54 GMT\""
+    "Response 2 header Date is \"Wed, 29 Jan 2025 03:36:43 GMT\", not \"Wed, 29 Jan 2025 03:36:40 GMT\""
   ],
   "other-date-update-expires": [
     "Assertion",
-    "Response 2 header Date is \"Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:18:57 GMT\", not \"Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:18:54 GMT\""
+    "Response 2 header Date is \"Wed, 29 Jan 2025 03:36:43 GMT\", not \"Wed, 29 Jan 2025 03:36:40 GMT\""
   ],
   "other-date-update-expires-update": true,
   "other-fresh-content-disposition-attachment": true,
@@ -811,8 +808,8 @@
   "vary-no-match": true,
   "vary-normalise-combine": true,
   "vary-normalise-lang-case": [
-    "Assertion",
-    "Response 2 does not come from cache"
+    "AbortError",
+    "This operation was aborted"
   ],
   "vary-normalise-lang-order": [
     "Assertion",
@@ -841,12 +838,12 @@
   ],
   "vary-syntax-star": true,
   "vary-syntax-star-foo": [
-    "AbortError",
-    "This operation was aborted"
+    "Assertion",
+    "Response 2 comes from cache"
   ],
   "vary-syntax-star-star": [
-    "AbortError",
-    "This operation was aborted"
+    "Assertion",
+    "Response 2 comes from cache"
   ],
   "vary-syntax-star-star-lines": true
 }
diff --git a/test/fixtures/cache-tests/results/squid.json b/test/fixtures/cache-tests/results/squid.json
index 0b3b23c5d41..906f12a9013 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/cache-tests/results/squid.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/cache-tests/results/squid.json
@@ -69,7 +69,10 @@
   "ccreq-ma1": true,
   "ccreq-magreaterage": true,
   "ccreq-max-stale": true,
-  "ccreq-max-stale-age": true,
+  "ccreq-max-stale-age": [
+    "Setup",
+    "Response 1 status is 409, not 200"
+  ],
   "ccreq-min-fresh": true,
   "ccreq-min-fresh-age": true,
   "ccreq-no-cache": true,
@@ -91,7 +94,7 @@
   "cdn-date-update-exceed": true,
   "cdn-expires-update-exceed": [
     "Assertion",
-    "Response 2 header Expires is \"null\", not \"Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:17:30 GMT\""
+    "Response 2 header Expires is \"null\", not \"Mon, 03 Feb 2025 05:33:42 GMT\""
   ],
   "cdn-fresh-cc-nostore": [
     "Assertion",
@@ -440,7 +443,10 @@
   "invalidate-DELETE-failed": true,
   "invalidate-DELETE-location": true,
   "invalidate-M-SEARCH": true,
-  "invalidate-M-SEARCH-cl": true,
+  "invalidate-M-SEARCH-cl": [
+    "TypeError",
+    "fetch failed"
+  ],
   "invalidate-M-SEARCH-failed": [
     "Assertion",
     "Response 3 does not come from cache"
@@ -528,22 +534,10 @@
   "query-args-same": true,
   "stale-503": true,
   "stale-close": true,
-  "stale-close-must-revalidate": [
-    "Assertion",
-    "Response 2 comes from cache"
-  ],
-  "stale-close-no-cache": [
-    "Assertion",
-    "Response 2 comes from cache"
-  ],
-  "stale-close-proxy-revalidate": [
-    "Assertion",
-    "Response 2 comes from cache"
-  ],
-  "stale-close-s-maxage=2": [
-    "Assertion",
-    "Response 2 comes from cache"
-  ],
+  "stale-close-must-revalidate": true,
+  "stale-close-no-cache": true,
+  "stale-close-proxy-revalidate": true,
+  "stale-close-s-maxage=2": true,
   "stale-sie-503": true,
   "stale-sie-close": true,
   "stale-warning-become": [
diff --git a/test/fixtures/cache-tests/results/trafficserver.json b/test/fixtures/cache-tests/results/trafficserver.json
index 52d3c18c6e3..c2112d1ad18 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/cache-tests/results/trafficserver.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/cache-tests/results/trafficserver.json
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
   "cdn-date-update-exceed": true,
   "cdn-expires-update-exceed": [
     "Assertion",
-    "Response 2 header Expires is \"null\", not \"Tue, 21 Jan 2025 00:21:39 GMT\""
+    "Response 2 header Expires is \"null\", not \"Mon, 03 Feb 2025 05:35:20 GMT\""
   ],
   "cdn-fresh-cc-nostore": [
     "Assertion",
@@ -469,8 +469,8 @@
     "Response 2 status is 403, not 500"
   ],
   "invalidate-DELETE-location": [
-    "Assertion",
-    "Response 3 comes from cache"
+    "Setup",
+    "Response 2 status is 403, not 200"
   ],
   "invalidate-M-SEARCH": [
     "Assertion",
@@ -570,22 +570,10 @@
   "query-args-same": true,
   "stale-503": true,
   "stale-close": true,
-  "stale-close-must-revalidate": [
-    "Assertion",
-    "Response 2 comes from cache"
-  ],
-  "stale-close-no-cache": [
-    "Assertion",
-    "Response 2 comes from cache"
-  ],
-  "stale-close-proxy-revalidate": [
-    "Assertion",
-    "Response 2 comes from cache"
-  ],
-  "stale-close-s-maxage=2": [
-    "Assertion",
-    "Response 2 comes from cache"
-  ],
+  "stale-close-must-revalidate": true,
+  "stale-close-no-cache": true,
+  "stale-close-proxy-revalidate": true,
+  "stale-close-s-maxage=2": true,
   "stale-sie-503": true,
   "stale-sie-close": true,
   "stale-warning-become": true,
diff --git a/test/fixtures/cache-tests/test-engine/client/test.mjs b/test/fixtures/cache-tests/test-engine/client/test.mjs
index 9acaeea8538..56487a1135f 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/cache-tests/test-engine/client/test.mjs
+++ b/test/fixtures/cache-tests/test-engine/client/test.mjs
@@ -115,9 +115,11 @@ function checkResponse (test, requests, idx, response) {
 
   // check response status
   if ('expected_status' in reqConfig) {
-    assert(setupCheck(reqConfig, 'expected_status'),
-      response.status === reqConfig.expected_status,
-      `Response ${reqNum} status is ${response.status}, not ${reqConfig.expected_status}`)
+    if (reqConfig.expected_status !== null) {
+      assert(setupCheck(reqConfig, 'expected_status'),
+        response.status === reqConfig.expected_status,
+        `Response ${reqNum} status is ${response.status}, not ${reqConfig.expected_status}`)
+    }
   } else if ('response_status' in reqConfig) {
     assert(true, // response status is always setup
       response.status === reqConfig.response_status[0],
diff --git a/test/fixtures/cache-tests/test-engine/lib/testsuite-schema.json b/test/fixtures/cache-tests/test-engine/lib/testsuite-schema.json
index ad97cdda349..95294ff81a6 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/cache-tests/test-engine/lib/testsuite-schema.json
+++ b/test/fixtures/cache-tests/test-engine/lib/testsuite-schema.json
@@ -218,7 +218,14 @@
                   },
                   "expected_status": {
                     "description": "Expected response status received by the client",
-                    "$ref": "#/definitions/status-code"
+                    "anyOf": [
+                      {
+                        "$ref": "#/definitions/status-code"
+                      },
+                      {
+                        "type": "null"
+                      }
+                    ]
                   },
                   "expected_request_headers": {
                     "description": "Request headers to check for on the server",
diff --git a/test/fixtures/cache-tests/tests/cc-request.mjs b/test/fixtures/cache-tests/tests/cc-request.mjs
index 6a7d59c8483..4638b28ffdf 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/cache-tests/tests/cc-request.mjs
+++ b/test/fixtures/cache-tests/tests/cc-request.mjs
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ export default {
         {
           response_headers: [
             ['Cache-Control', 'max-age=3600'],
-            ['ETag', utils.httpContent('abc')]
+            ['ETag', `"${utils.httpContent('abc')}"`]
           ],
           setup: true
         },
diff --git a/test/fixtures/cache-tests/tests/invalidation.mjs b/test/fixtures/cache-tests/tests/invalidation.mjs
index 772e41adabf..8ed8c7e46ec 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/cache-tests/tests/invalidation.mjs
+++ b/test/fixtures/cache-tests/tests/invalidation.mjs
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ function checkLocationInvalidation (method) {
       location({
         setup: true
       }), lclResponse({
-        request_method: 'POST',
+        request_method: method,
         request_body: 'abc',
         setup: true
       }), location({
diff --git a/test/fixtures/cache-tests/tests/stale.mjs b/test/fixtures/cache-tests/tests/stale.mjs
index 616966e3ce1..0714d212a2d 100644
--- a/test/fixtures/cache-tests/tests/stale.mjs
+++ b/test/fixtures/cache-tests/tests/stale.mjs
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ function makeStaleCheckCC (cc, sharedOnly, value) {
       },
       {
         disconnect: true,
-        expected_type: 'not_cached'
+        expected_status: null,
+        check_body: false,
+        expected_response_headers_missing: ['server-request-count']
       }
     ]
   }