diff --git a/t/t2027-worktree-list.sh b/t/t2027-worktree-list.sh
index 848da5f368..720063bf0d 100755
--- a/t/t2027-worktree-list.sh
+++ b/t/t2027-worktree-list.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ test_expect_success 'rev-parse --git-common-dir on main worktree' '
 
 test_expect_success 'rev-parse --git-path objects linked worktree' '
 	echo "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel)/.git/objects" >expect &&
-	test_when_finished "rm -rf linked-tree && git worktree prune" &&
+	test_when_finished "rm -rf linked-tree actual expect && git worktree prune" &&
 	git worktree add --detach linked-tree master &&
 	git -C linked-tree rev-parse --git-path objects >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
@@ -28,19 +28,21 @@ test_expect_success 'rev-parse --git-path objects linked worktree' '
 
 test_expect_success '"list" all worktrees from main' '
 	echo "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel) $(git rev-parse --short HEAD) [$(git symbolic-ref --short HEAD)]" >expect &&
-	test_when_finished "rm -rf here && git worktree prune" &&
+	test_when_finished "rm -rf here out actual expect && git worktree prune" &&
 	git worktree add --detach here master &&
 	echo "$(git -C here rev-parse --show-toplevel) $(git rev-parse --short HEAD) (detached HEAD)" >>expect &&
-	git worktree list | sed "s/  */ /g" >actual &&
+	git worktree list >out &&
+	sed "s/  */ /g" <out >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success '"list" all worktrees from linked' '
 	echo "$(git rev-parse --show-toplevel) $(git rev-parse --short HEAD) [$(git symbolic-ref --short HEAD)]" >expect &&
-	test_when_finished "rm -rf here && git worktree prune" &&
+	test_when_finished "rm -rf here out actual expect && git worktree prune" &&
 	git worktree add --detach here master &&
 	echo "$(git -C here rev-parse --show-toplevel) $(git rev-parse --short HEAD) (detached HEAD)" >>expect &&
-	git -C here worktree list | sed "s/  */ /g" >actual &&
+	git -C here worktree list >out &&
+	sed "s/  */ /g" <out >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
@@ -49,7 +51,7 @@ test_expect_success '"list" all worktrees --porcelain' '
 	echo "HEAD $(git rev-parse HEAD)" >>expect &&
 	echo "branch $(git symbolic-ref HEAD)" >>expect &&
 	echo >>expect &&
-	test_when_finished "rm -rf here && git worktree prune" &&
+	test_when_finished "rm -rf here actual expect && git worktree prune" &&
 	git worktree add --detach here master &&
 	echo "worktree $(git -C here rev-parse --show-toplevel)" >>expect &&
 	echo "HEAD $(git rev-parse HEAD)" >>expect &&
@@ -69,16 +71,17 @@ test_expect_success 'bare repo setup' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success '"list" all worktrees from bare main' '
-	test_when_finished "rm -rf there && git -C bare1 worktree prune" &&
+	test_when_finished "rm -rf there out actual expect && git -C bare1 worktree prune" &&
 	git -C bare1 worktree add --detach ../there master &&
 	echo "$(pwd)/bare1 (bare)" >expect &&
 	echo "$(git -C there rev-parse --show-toplevel) $(git -C there rev-parse --short HEAD) (detached HEAD)" >>expect &&
-	git -C bare1 worktree list | sed "s/  */ /g" >actual &&
+	git -C bare1 worktree list >out &&
+	sed "s/  */ /g" <out >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
 test_expect_success '"list" all worktrees --porcelain from bare main' '
-	test_when_finished "rm -rf there && git -C bare1 worktree prune" &&
+	test_when_finished "rm -rf there actual expect && git -C bare1 worktree prune" &&
 	git -C bare1 worktree add --detach ../there master &&
 	echo "worktree $(pwd)/bare1" >expect &&
 	echo "bare" >>expect &&
@@ -92,11 +95,12 @@ test_expect_success '"list" all worktrees --porcelain from bare main' '
 '
 
 test_expect_success '"list" all worktrees from linked with a bare main' '
-	test_when_finished "rm -rf there && git -C bare1 worktree prune" &&
+	test_when_finished "rm -rf there out actual expect && git -C bare1 worktree prune" &&
 	git -C bare1 worktree add --detach ../there master &&
 	echo "$(pwd)/bare1 (bare)" >expect &&
 	echo "$(git -C there rev-parse --show-toplevel) $(git -C there rev-parse --short HEAD) (detached HEAD)" >>expect &&
-	git -C there worktree list | sed "s/  */ /g" >actual &&
+	git -C there worktree list >out &&
+	sed "s/  */ /g" <out >actual &&
 	test_cmp expect actual
 '
 
@@ -118,9 +122,11 @@ test_expect_success 'broken main worktree still at the top' '
 		cd linked &&
 		echo "worktree $(pwd)" >expected &&
 		echo "ref: .broken" >../.git/HEAD &&
-		git worktree list --porcelain | head -n 3 >actual &&
+		git worktree list --porcelain >out &&
+		head -n 3 out >actual &&
 		test_cmp ../expected actual &&
-		git worktree list | head -n 1 >actual.2 &&
+		git worktree list >out &&
+		head -n 1 out >actual.2 &&
 		grep -F "(error)" actual.2
 	)
 '
@@ -134,7 +140,8 @@ test_expect_success 'linked worktrees are sorted' '
 		test_commit new &&
 		git worktree add ../first &&
 		git worktree add ../second &&
-		git worktree list --porcelain | grep ^worktree >actual
+		git worktree list --porcelain >out &&
+		grep ^worktree out >actual
 	) &&
 	cat >expected <<-EOF &&
 	worktree $(pwd)/sorted/main