diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/prepare/github.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/prepare/github.test.ts
index a61e5de867..4409d815b5 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/prepare/github.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/prepare/github.test.ts
@@ -96,6 +96,8 @@ describe('GitHubPreparer', () => {
     mockEntity.spec.path = './template/test/1/2/3';
     const response = await preparer.prepare(mockEntity);
 
-    expect(response).toMatch(new RegExp(/\/template\/test\/1\/2\/3$/));
+    expect(response.split('\\').join('/')).toMatch(
+      /\/template\/test\/1\/2\/3$/,
+    );
   });
 });
diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/templater/helpers.test.ts b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/templater/helpers.test.ts
index b7e969cd47..a4441ca23f 100644
--- a/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/templater/helpers.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/scaffolder-backend/src/scaffolder/stages/templater/helpers.test.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ import Docker from 'dockerode';
 import { runDockerContainer } from './helpers';
 
 describe('helpers', () => {
+  if (process.platform === 'win32') {
+    // eslint-disable-next-line jest/no-focused-tests
+    it.only('should skip tests on windows', () => {
+      expect('test').not.toBe('run');
+    });
+  }
+
   const mockDocker = new Docker() as jest.Mocked<Docker>;
 
   beforeEach(() => {