diff --git a/plugins/plugin-annotations/tests/buttons.test.mjs b/plugins/plugin-annotations/tests/buttons.test.mjs
index ea2b28a4db3..749142c7501 100644
--- a/plugins/plugin-annotations/tests/buttons.test.mjs
+++ b/plugins/plugin-annotations/tests/buttons.test.mjs
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ pattern.draft().render()
 describe('Buttons Plugin Test', () => {
   for (const snippet of ['button', 'buttonhole', 'snap-stud', 'snap-socket']) {
     it(`Should add the ${snippet} snippet to defs`, () => {
-      expect(pattern.svg.defs.indexOf(`<g id="${snippet}">`)).to.not.equal(-1)
+      expect(pattern.svg.defs.render().indexOf(`<g id="${snippet}">`)).to.not.equal(-1)
     })
   }
 
diff --git a/plugins/plugin-annotations/tests/logo.test.mjs b/plugins/plugin-annotations/tests/logo.test.mjs
index 440a8f3bc9d..9f6ca4102b8 100644
--- a/plugins/plugin-annotations/tests/logo.test.mjs
+++ b/plugins/plugin-annotations/tests/logo.test.mjs
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe('Logo Plugin Tests', () => {
     const Pattern = new Design()
     const pattern = new Pattern().use(annotationsPlugin)
     pattern.draft().render()
-    expect(pattern.svg.defs).to.contain(
+    expect(pattern.svg.defs.render()).to.contain(
       '<g id="logo" transform="scale(1) translate(-23 -36)"><path class="logo"'
     )
   })
diff --git a/plugins/plugin-annotations/tests/notches.test.mjs b/plugins/plugin-annotations/tests/notches.test.mjs
index a32c45fb557..a7eb221e982 100644
--- a/plugins/plugin-annotations/tests/notches.test.mjs
+++ b/plugins/plugin-annotations/tests/notches.test.mjs
@@ -17,11 +17,11 @@ pattern.draft().render()
 
 describe('Notches Plugin Test', () => {
   it(`Should add the snippets to defs`, () => {
-    expect(pattern.svg.defs).to.contain('<g id="notch">')
+    expect(pattern.svg.defs.render()).to.contain('<g id="notch">')
   })
 
   it(`Should add the notches snippet to defs`, () => {
-    expect(pattern.svg.defs.indexOf(`<g id="notch">`)).to.not.equal(-1)
+    expect(pattern.svg.defs.render().indexOf(`<g id="notch">`)).to.not.equal(-1)
   })
 
   it('Draws a notch on an anchor point', () => {