diff --git a/internal/tests/cli/boundary/_connect.bash b/internal/tests/cli/boundary/_connect.bash
index efc1faf2c..5c4a36a02 100644
--- a/internal/tests/cli/boundary/_connect.bash
+++ b/internal/tests/cli/boundary/_connect.bash
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 function connect_nc() {
   local id=$1
+  # Note: When this command returns, the session immediately goes into a "canceling" state
   echo "foo" | boundary connect -exec nc -target-id $id -- {{boundary.ip}} {{boundary.port}}
 }
diff --git a/internal/tests/cli/boundary/_sessions.bash b/internal/tests/cli/boundary/_sessions.bash
index 176fc53ff..b31dacd36 100644
--- a/internal/tests/cli/boundary/_sessions.bash
+++ b/internal/tests/cli/boundary/_sessions.bash
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 load _authorized_actions
 
-function list_sessions() {
-  boundary sessions list -scope-id $1 -format json
+function list_sessions_include_terminated() {
+  boundary sessions list -scope-id $1 -include-terminated -format json
 }
 
-function count_sessions() {
-  list_sessions $1 | jq '.items | length'
+function count_sessions_include_terminated() {
+  list_sessions_include_terminated $1 | jq '.items | length'
 }
 
 function cancel_session() {
diff --git a/internal/tests/cli/boundary/sessions.bats b/internal/tests/cli/boundary/sessions.bats
index bcdb14272..fd4f3bfe9 100644
--- a/internal/tests/cli/boundary/sessions.bats
+++ b/internal/tests/cli/boundary/sessions.bats
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ load _helpers
 
 @test "boundary/session: admin user can connect to default target" {
   run login $DEFAULT_LOGIN
+  echo "$output"
   [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
 
   run connect_nc $DEFAULT_TARGET
@@ -21,11 +22,11 @@ load _helpers
 
 @test "boundary/session/connect: unpriv user can connect to default target" {
   run login $DEFAULT_UNPRIVILEGED_LOGIN
-  echo $output
+  echo "$output"
   [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
 
   run connect_nc $DEFAULT_TARGET
-  echo $output
+  echo "$output"
   [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
 
   # Run twice so we have two values for later testing
@@ -39,15 +40,18 @@ load _helpers
 # So for now, verify they're not the same.
 @test "boundary/session: verify admin and unpriv user see different counts" {
   run login $DEFAULT_UNPRIVILEGED_LOGIN
+  echo "$output"
   [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
 
-  run count_sessions $DEFAULT_P_ID
+  run count_sessions_include_terminated $DEFAULT_P_ID
+  echo "Number of sessions (unpriv): $output"
   [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
   unpriv_sessions="$output"
 
   run login $DEFAULT_LOGIN
   [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-  run count_sessions $DEFAULT_P_ID
+  run count_sessions_include_terminated $DEFAULT_P_ID
+  echo "Number of sessions (admin): $output"
   [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
   admin_sessions="$output"
 
@@ -57,8 +61,10 @@ load _helpers
 @test "boundary/session: verify read and cancellation permissions on admin session" {
   # Find an admin session
   run login $DEFAULT_LOGIN
+  echo "$output"
   [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-  run list_sessions $DEFAULT_P_ID
+  run list_sessions_include_terminated $DEFAULT_P_ID
+  echo "$output"
   [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
   id=$(echo "$output" | jq -r "[.items[]|select(.user_id == \"$DEFAULT_USER\")][0].id")
 
@@ -74,19 +80,20 @@ load _helpers
   run login $DEFAULT_LOGIN
   [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
   run read_session $id
+  echo "$output"
   [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-  echo $output
+  echo "$output"
   run cancel_session $id
   [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-  echo $output
+  echo "$output"
 }
 
 @test "boundary/session: verify read and cancellation permissions on unpriv session" {
   # Find an unpriv session
   run login $DEFAULT_UNPRIVILEGED_LOGIN
   [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
-  run list_sessions $DEFAULT_P_ID
-  echo $output
+  run list_sessions_include_terminated $DEFAULT_P_ID
+  echo "$output"
   [ "$status" -eq 0 ]
   id=$(echo "$output" | jq -r "[.items[]|select(.user_id == \"$DEFAULT_UNPRIVILEGED_USER\")][0].id")