diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/cache.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/cache.js.test.cjs
index 7e2a2047701c1..d5ce43922f024 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/cache.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/lib/commands/cache.js.test.cjs
@@ -43,42 +43,42 @@ make-fetch-happen:request-cache:https://registry.npmjs.org/foo/-/foo-1.2.3-beta.
 
 exports[`test/lib/commands/cache.js TAP cache npx info: valid and invalid entry > shows invalid package info 1`] = `
 invalid npx cache entry with key deadbeef
-location: /Users/owlstronaut/Documents/npmjs/cli/test/lib/commands/tap-testdir-cache-cache-npx-info-valid-and-invalid-entry/cache/_npx/deadbeef
+location: {CWD}/cache/_npx/deadbeef
 
 invalid npx cache entry with key badc0de
-location: /Users/owlstronaut/Documents/npmjs/cli/test/lib/commands/tap-testdir-cache-cache-npx-info-valid-and-invalid-entry/cache/_npx/badc0de
+location: {CWD}/cache/_npx/badc0de
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/commands/cache.js TAP cache npx info: valid and invalid entry > shows valid package info 1`] = `
 invalid npx cache entry with key deadbeef
-location: /Users/owlstronaut/Documents/npmjs/cli/test/lib/commands/tap-testdir-cache-cache-npx-info-valid-and-invalid-entry/cache/_npx/deadbeef
+location: {CWD}/cache/_npx/deadbeef
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/commands/cache.js TAP cache npx info: valid entry with _npx directory package > shows valid package info with _npx directory package 1`] = `
 valid npx cache entry with key valid123
-location: /Users/owlstronaut/Documents/npmjs/cli/test/lib/commands/tap-testdir-cache-cache-npx-info-valid-entry-with-_npx-directory-package/cache/_npx/valid123
+location: {CWD}/cache/_npx/valid123
 packages:
 - /path/to/valid-package
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/commands/cache.js TAP cache npx info: valid entry with _npx packages > shows valid package info with _npx packages 1`] = `
 valid npx cache entry with key valid123
-location: /Users/owlstronaut/Documents/npmjs/cli/test/lib/commands/tap-testdir-cache-cache-npx-info-valid-entry-with-_npx-packages/cache/_npx/valid123
+location: {CWD}/cache/_npx/valid123
 packages:
 - valid-package@1.0.0 (valid-package@1.0.0)
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/commands/cache.js TAP cache npx info: valid entry with a link dependency > shows link dependency realpath (child.isLink branch) 1`] = `
 valid npx cache entry with key link123
-location: /Users/owlstronaut/Documents/npmjs/cli/test/lib/commands/tap-testdir-cache-cache-npx-info-valid-entry-with-a-link-dependency/cache/_npx/link123
+location: {CWD}/cache/_npx/link123
 packages: (unknown)
 dependencies:
-- /Users/owlstronaut/Documents/npmjs/cli/test/lib/commands/tap-testdir-cache-cache-npx-info-valid-entry-with-a-link-dependency/cache/_npx/some-other-loc
+- {CWD}/cache/_npx/some-other-loc
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/commands/cache.js TAP cache npx info: valid entry with dependencies > shows valid package info with dependencies 1`] = `
 valid npx cache entry with key valid456
-location: /Users/owlstronaut/Documents/npmjs/cli/test/lib/commands/tap-testdir-cache-cache-npx-info-valid-entry-with-dependencies/cache/_npx/valid456
+location: {CWD}/cache/_npx/valid456
 packages: (unknown)
 dependencies:
 - dep-package@1.0.0
@@ -98,12 +98,12 @@ z9y8x7: (empty/invalid)
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/commands/cache.js TAP cache npx rm: remove single entry > logs removing single npx cache entry 1`] = `
-Removing npx key at /Users/owlstronaut/Documents/npmjs/cli/test/lib/commands/tap-testdir-cache-cache-npx-rm-remove-single-entry/cache/_npx/123removeme
-Removing npx key at /Users/owlstronaut/Documents/npmjs/cli/test/lib/commands/tap-testdir-cache-cache-npx-rm-remove-single-entry/cache/_npx/123removeme
+Removing npx key at {CWD}/cache/_npx/123removeme
+Removing npx key at {CWD}/cache/_npx/123removeme
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/commands/cache.js TAP cache npx rm: removing all with --force works > logs removing everything 1`] = `
-Removing npx key at /Users/owlstronaut/Documents/npmjs/cli/test/lib/commands/tap-testdir-cache-cache-npx-rm-removing-all-with---force-works/cache/_npx/remove-all-yes-force
+Removing npx key at {CWD}/cache/_npx/remove-all-yes-force
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/commands/cache.js TAP cache npx rm: removing all without --force fails > logs usage error when removing all without --force 1`] = `
@@ -111,10 +111,10 @@ exports[`test/lib/commands/cache.js TAP cache npx rm: removing all without --for
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/commands/cache.js TAP cache npx rm: removing more than 1, less than all entries > logs removing 2 of 3 entries 1`] = `
-Removing npx key at /Users/owlstronaut/Documents/npmjs/cli/test/lib/commands/tap-testdir-cache-cache-npx-rm-removing-more-than-1-less-than-all-entries/cache/_npx/123removeme
-Removing npx key at /Users/owlstronaut/Documents/npmjs/cli/test/lib/commands/tap-testdir-cache-cache-npx-rm-removing-more-than-1-less-than-all-entries/cache/_npx/456removeme
-Removing npx key at /Users/owlstronaut/Documents/npmjs/cli/test/lib/commands/tap-testdir-cache-cache-npx-rm-removing-more-than-1-less-than-all-entries/cache/_npx/123removeme
-Removing npx key at /Users/owlstronaut/Documents/npmjs/cli/test/lib/commands/tap-testdir-cache-cache-npx-rm-removing-more-than-1-less-than-all-entries/cache/_npx/456removeme
+Removing npx key at {CWD}/cache/_npx/123removeme
+Removing npx key at {CWD}/cache/_npx/456removeme
+Removing npx key at {CWD}/cache/_npx/123removeme
+Removing npx key at {CWD}/cache/_npx/456removeme
 `
 
 exports[`test/lib/commands/cache.js TAP cache rm > logs deleting single entry 1`] = `
diff --git a/test/lib/commands/cache.js b/test/lib/commands/cache.js
index 4c0db3d91d659..7b79e111cd246 100644
--- a/test/lib/commands/cache.js
+++ b/test/lib/commands/cache.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ const MockRegistry = require('@npmcli/mock-registry')
 const cacache = require('cacache')
 const fs = require('node:fs')
 const path = require('node:path')
+const { cleanCwd } = require('../../fixtures/clean-snapshot.js')
 
 const pkg = 'test-package'
 
@@ -23,7 +24,7 @@ const createNpxCacheEntry = (npxCacheDir, hash, pkgJson, shrinkwrapJson) => {
 }
 
 t.cleanSnapshot = str => {
-  return str
+  return cleanCwd(str)
     .replace(/Finished in [0-9.s]+/g, 'Finished in xxxs')
     .replace(/Cache verified and compressed (.*)/, 'Cache verified and compressed ({PATH})')
 }