diff --git a/e2e/npm_translate_lock_auth/test.sh b/e2e/npm_translate_lock_auth/test.sh
index ae8ad334c9..e56130cb5d 100755
--- a/e2e/npm_translate_lock_auth/test.sh
+++ b/e2e/npm_translate_lock_auth/test.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,18 @@ else
     _sedi 's#npmrc = "//:.npmrc",#use_home_npmrc = True,#' WORKSPACE
 fi
 
-bazel run "$BZLMOD_FLAG" @npm//:sync
+# Trigger the update of the pnpm lockfile which should exit non-zero
+if bazel run "$BZLMOD_FLAG" @npm//:sync; then
+    echo "ERROR: expected 'update_pnpm_lock' to exit with non-zero exit code on update"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# The lockfile has been updated and sync should now exit 0
+if ! bazel run "$BZLMOD_FLAG" @npm//:sync; then
+    echo "ERROR: expected 'update_pnpm_lock' to exit zero once the lockfile is up to date"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
 export ASPECT_RULES_JS_FROZEN_PNPM_LOCK=1
 
 bazel test "$BZLMOD_FLAG" //...
diff --git a/e2e/update_pnpm_lock/test.sh b/e2e/update_pnpm_lock/test.sh
index 4adb71fdce..4dfb78633a 100755
--- a/e2e/update_pnpm_lock/test.sh
+++ b/e2e/update_pnpm_lock/test.sh
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ ASPECT_RULES_JS_DISABLE_UPDATE_PNPM_LOCK=
 # Have to make another change to package.json to invalidate the repository rule
 _sedi 's#"@types/node": "16"#"@types/node": "14"#' package.json
 
-# Trigger the update of the pnpm lockfile which should fail
+# Trigger the update of the pnpm lockfile which should exit non-zero
 if bazel run "$BZLMOD_FLAG" @npm//:sync; then
     echo "ERROR: expected 'update_pnpm_lock' to exit with non-zero exit code on update"
     exit 1
@@ -74,9 +74,9 @@ if [ -z "$diff" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# The lockfile has been updated and sync should now succeed
+# The lockfile has been updated and sync should now exit 0
 if ! bazel run "$BZLMOD_FLAG" @npm//:sync; then
-    echo "ERROR: expected 'update_pnpm_lock' to succeed once the lockfile is up to date"
+    echo "ERROR: expected 'update_pnpm_lock' to exit zero once the lockfile is up to date"
     exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/e2e/update_pnpm_lock_with_import/test.sh b/e2e/update_pnpm_lock_with_import/test.sh
index 3a69d8ee7f..f894472e9a 100755
--- a/e2e/update_pnpm_lock_with_import/test.sh
+++ b/e2e/update_pnpm_lock_with_import/test.sh
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ ASPECT_RULES_JS_FROZEN_PNPM_LOCK=
 
 print_step "It should update the lockfile after a running the invalide target with ASPECT_RULES_JS_FROZEN_PNPM_LOCK unset"
 
-# Trigger the update of the pnpm lockfile which should fail
+# Trigger the update of the pnpm lockfile which should exit non-zero
 if bazel run "$BZLMOD_FLAG" @npm//:sync; then
     echo "ERROR: expected 'update_pnpm_lock' to exit with non-zero exit code on update"
     exit 1
@@ -69,9 +69,9 @@ if [ -z "$diff" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-# The lockfile has been updated and sync should now succeed
+# The lockfile has been updated and sync should now exit 0
 if ! bazel run "$BZLMOD_FLAG" @npm//:sync; then
-    echo "ERROR: expected 'update_pnpm_lock' to succeed once the lockfile is up to date"
+    echo "ERROR: expected 'update_pnpm_lock' to exit zero once the lockfile is up to date"
     exit 1
 fi