diff --git a/cmd/gaia/cli_test/cli_test.go b/cmd/gaia/cli_test/cli_test.go
index 84773fe67..c375bcf4e 100644
--- a/cmd/gaia/cli_test/cli_test.go
+++ b/cmd/gaia/cli_test/cli_test.go
@@ -347,8 +347,8 @@ func TestGaiaCLISubmitProposal(t *testing.T) {
 	require.Equal(t, "  1 - Test", proposalsQuery)
 
 	deposit := executeGetDeposit(t,
-		fmt.Sprintf("gaiacli query deposit --proposal-id=1 --depositer=foo %v",
-			flags))
+		fmt.Sprintf("gaiacli query deposit --proposal-id=1 --depositer=%s --output=json %v",
+			fooAddr, flags))
 	require.Equal(t, int64(5), deposit.Amount.AmountOf("steak").Int64())
 
 	depositStr := fmt.Sprintf("gaiacli tx deposit %v", flags)
@@ -371,13 +371,13 @@ func TestGaiaCLISubmitProposal(t *testing.T) {
 
 	// test query deposit
 	deposits := executeGetDeposits(t,
-		fmt.Sprintf("gaiacli query deposits --proposal-id=1 %v", flags))
+		fmt.Sprintf("gaiacli query deposits --proposal-id=1 --output=json %v", flags))
 	require.Len(t, deposits, 1)
 	require.Equal(t, int64(15), deposits[0].Amount.AmountOf("steak").Int64())
 
 	deposit = executeGetDeposit(t,
-		fmt.Sprintf("gaiacli query deposit --proposal-id=1 --depositer=foo %v",
-			flags))
+		fmt.Sprintf("gaiacli query deposit --proposal-id=1 --depositer=%s --output=json %v",
+			fooAddr, flags))
 	require.Equal(t, int64(15), deposit.Amount.AmountOf("steak").Int64())
 
 	fooAcc = executeGetAccount(t, fmt.Sprintf("gaiacli query account %s %v", fooAddr, flags))