diff --git a/test/powershell/Modules/CimCmdlets/CimInstance.Tests.ps1 b/test/powershell/Modules/CimCmdlets/CimInstance.Tests.ps1
index 8fc59e40a62..c4960a2b463 100644
--- a/test/powershell/Modules/CimCmdlets/CimInstance.Tests.ps1
+++ b/test/powershell/Modules/CimCmdlets/CimInstance.Tests.ps1
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Try {
             # we can't use equals here as on windows cimclassname
             # is win32_computersystem, but that's not likely to be the
             # case on non-Windows systems
-            $instance.cimClass.CimClassName | should match _computersystem
+            $instance.cimClass.CimClassName | Should -Match _computersystem
         }
         It "Property access should be case insensitive" {
             foreach($property in $instance.psobject.properties.name) {
@@ -21,11 +21,11 @@ Try {
                 $pLower = $property.ToLower()
                 [string]$pLowerValue = $pinstance.$pLower -join ","
                 [string]$pUpperValue = $pinstance.$pUpper -join ","
-                $pLowerValue | should be $pUpperValue
+                $pLowerValue | Should -BeExactly $pUpperValue
             }
         }
         It "GetCimSessionInstanceId method invocation should return data" {
-           $instance.GetCimSessionInstanceId() | Should BeOfType "Guid"
+           $instance.GetCimSessionInstanceId() | Should -BeOfType "Guid"
         }
         It "should produce an error for a non-existing classname" {
             try {
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Try {
                 throw "expected error did not occur"
             }
             catch {
-                $_.FullyQualifiedErrorId | should be "HRESULT 0x80041010,Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimCmdlets.GetCimInstanceCommand"
+                $_.FullyQualifiedErrorId | Should -Be "HRESULT 0x80041010,Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimCmdlets.GetCimInstanceCommand"
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/test/powershell/Modules/CimCmdlets/CimSession.Tests.ps1 b/test/powershell/Modules/CimCmdlets/CimSession.Tests.ps1
index e1096648561..b54be2e2135 100644
--- a/test/powershell/Modules/CimCmdlets/CimSession.Tests.ps1
+++ b/test/powershell/Modules/CimCmdlets/CimSession.Tests.ps1
@@ -20,24 +20,24 @@ try {
             $sessionName = [guid]::NewGuid()
             $session = New-CimSession -ComputerName . -name $sessionName
             $sessions += $session
-            $session.Name | Should be $sessionName
-            $session.InstanceId  | should BeOfType "System.Guid"
+            $session.Name | Should -Be $sessionName
+            $session.InstanceId  | Should -BeOfType "System.Guid"
         }
         It "A Cim session can be retrieved" {
             $sessionName = [guid]::NewGuid()
             $session = New-CimSession -ComputerName . -name $sessionName
             $sessions += $session
-            (get-cimsession -Name $sessionName).InstanceId | should be $session.InstanceId
-            (get-cimsession -Id $session.Id).InstanceId | should be $session.InstanceId
-            (get-cimsession -InstanceId $session.InstanceId).InstanceId | should be $session.InstanceId
+            (get-cimsession -Name $sessionName).InstanceId | Should -Be $session.InstanceId
+            (get-cimsession -Id $session.Id).InstanceId | Should -Be $session.InstanceId
+            (get-cimsession -InstanceId $session.InstanceId).InstanceId | Should -Be $session.InstanceId
         }
         It "A cim session can be removed" {
             $sessionName = [guid]::NewGuid()
             $session = New-CimSession -ComputerName . -name $sessionName
             $sessions += $session
-            $session.Name | Should be $sessionName
+            $session.Name | Should -Be $sessionName
             $session | Remove-CimSession
-            Get-CimSession $session.Id -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | should BeNullOrEmpty
+            Get-CimSession $session.Id -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Should -BeNullOrEmpty
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/test/powershell/Modules/CimCmdlets/Get-CimClass.Tests.ps1 b/test/powershell/Modules/CimCmdlets/Get-CimClass.Tests.ps1
index b104ec8268d..203feaea9cb 100644
--- a/test/powershell/Modules/CimCmdlets/Get-CimClass.Tests.ps1
+++ b/test/powershell/Modules/CimCmdlets/Get-CimClass.Tests.ps1
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@ try {
 
     Describe 'Get-CimClass' -tags "CI" {
         It 'can get CIM_Error CIM class' {
-            Get-CimClass -ClassName CIM_Error | Should Not BeNullOrEmpty
+            Get-CimClass -ClassName CIM_Error | Should -Not -BeNullOrEmpty
         }
         It 'can get class when namespace is specified' {
-            Get-CimClass -ClassName CIM_OperatingSystem -Namespace root/cimv2 | Should Not BeNullOrEmpty
+            Get-CimClass -ClassName CIM_OperatingSystem -Namespace root/cimv2 | Should -Not -BeNullOrEmpty
         }
 
         It 'produces an error when a non-existent class is used' {
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ try {
                 throw "Expected error did not occur"
             }
             catch {
-                $_.FullyQualifiedErrorId | should be "HRESULT 0x80041002,Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimCmdlets.GetCimClassCommand"
+                $_.FullyQualifiedErrorId | Should -Be "HRESULT 0x80041002,Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimCmdlets.GetCimClassCommand"
             }
         }
         It 'produces an error when an improper namespace is used' {
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ try {
                 throw "Expected error did not occur"
             }
             catch {
-                $_.FullyQualifiedErrorId | should be "HRESULT 0x8004100e,Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimCmdlets.GetCimClassCommand"
+                $_.FullyQualifiedErrorId | Should -Be "HRESULT 0x8004100e,Microsoft.Management.Infrastructure.CimCmdlets.GetCimClassCommand"
             }
         }
     }
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ try {
     # feature tests
     Describe 'Get-CimClass' -tags @("Feature") {
         It 'can retrieve a class when a method is provided' {
-            Get-CimClass -MethodName Reboot | Should Not BeNullOrEmpty
+            Get-CimClass -MethodName Reboot | Should -Not -BeNullOrEmpty
         }
     }
 }