diff --git a/test/development/acceptance-app/ReactRefreshLogBox-builtins.test.ts b/test/development/acceptance-app/ReactRefreshLogBox-builtins.test.ts
index df5e10175e180..9bded415c95fa 100644
--- a/test/development/acceptance-app/ReactRefreshLogBox-builtins.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/acceptance-app/ReactRefreshLogBox-builtins.test.ts
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
         }
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     if (process.env.TURBOPACK) {
       expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         "./node_modules/my-package/index.js:1:13
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     const source = await session.getRedboxSource()
     if (process.env.TURBOPACK) {
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     const source = await session.getRedboxSource()
     if (process.env.TURBOPACK) {
@@ -195,7 +195,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
         ],
       ])
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     const source = await session.getRedboxSource()
     if (process.env.TURBOPACK) {
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
         }
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
     expect(
       await session.evaluate(() => document.documentElement.innerHTML)
     ).toContain('index page')
diff --git a/test/development/acceptance-app/ReactRefreshLogBox-scss.test.ts b/test/development/acceptance-app/ReactRefreshLogBox-scss.test.ts
index 91a6bad61ce60..72458e9391e40 100644
--- a/test/development/acceptance-app/ReactRefreshLogBox-scss.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/acceptance-app/ReactRefreshLogBox-scss.test.ts
@@ -33,17 +33,17 @@ describe.skip('ReactRefreshLogBox scss app', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     // Syntax error
     await session.patch('index.module.scss', `.button { font-size: :5px; }`)
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     const source = await session.getRedboxSource()
     expect(source).toMatchSnapshot()
 
     // Fix syntax error
     await session.patch('index.module.scss', `.button { font-size: 5px; }`)
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     await cleanup()
   })
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ describe.skip('ReactRefreshLogBox scss app', () => {
     // Checks for selectors that can't be prefixed.
     // Selector "button" is not pure (pure selectors must contain at least one local class or id)
     await session.patch('index.module.scss', `button { font-size: 5px; }`)
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     const source2 = await session.getRedboxSource()
     expect(source2).toMatchSnapshot()
 
diff --git a/test/development/acceptance-app/ReactRefreshLogBox.test.ts b/test/development/acceptance-app/ReactRefreshLogBox.test.ts
index 35be117db4867..d3b750aa38ab2 100644
--- a/test/development/acceptance-app/ReactRefreshLogBox.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/acceptance-app/ReactRefreshLogBox.test.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     if (process.platform === 'win32') {
       expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toMatchSnapshot()
     } else {
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     // We internally only check the script path, not including the line number
     // and error message because the error comes from an external library.
     // This test ensures that the errored script path is correctly resolved.
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     await session.patch(
       'index.js',
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     const source = next.normalizeTestDirContent(await session.getRedboxSource())
     if (IS_TURBOPACK) {
@@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
     expect(
       await session.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('p').textContent)
     ).toBe('hello')
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toMatchSnapshot()
 
     await session.patch(
@@ -324,7 +324,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
     expect(
       await session.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('p').textContent)
     ).toBe('hello new')
@@ -350,11 +350,11 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     // Syntax error
     await session.patch('index.module.css', `.button`)
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     const source = await session.getRedboxSource()
     expect(source).toMatch(
       IS_TURBOPACK ? './index.module.css:1:9' : './index.module.css:1:1'
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
     // Checks for selectors that can't be prefixed.
     // Selector "button" is not pure (pure selectors must contain at least one local class or id)
     await session.patch('index.module.css', `button {}`)
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     const source2 = await session.getRedboxSource()
     expect(source2).toMatchSnapshot()
 
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxDescription()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
       `"Error: {"a":1,"b":"x"}"`
     )
@@ -609,7 +609,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
         }
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
     await session.patch(
       'index.js',
       outdent`
@@ -623,7 +623,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
         }
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxDescription()).toContain(
       `Error: class Hello {`
     )
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
         }
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
     await session.patch(
       'index.js',
       outdent`
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
         }
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxDescription()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
       `"Error: string error"`
     )
@@ -667,7 +667,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
         }
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
     await session.patch(
       'index.js',
       outdent`
@@ -679,7 +679,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
         }
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxDescription()).toContain(
       `Error: A null error was thrown`
     )
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toMatchSnapshot()
 
     await cleanup()
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
       () => browser.elementByCss('.nextjs-toast-errors').text(),
       /4 errors/
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     // Add Component error
     await session.patch(
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
     )
 
     // Render error should "win" and show up in fullscreen
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     await cleanup()
   })
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
   ])('Call stack count is correct for %s error', async (_, fixture) => {
     const { session, browser, cleanup } = await sandbox(next, fixture)
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     await expandCallStack(browser)
 
@@ -856,7 +856,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
         ],
       ])
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     await expandCallStack(browser)
     let callStackFrames = await browser.elementsByCss(
       '[data-nextjs-call-stack-frame]'
@@ -884,7 +884,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
       ])
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     await expandCallStack(browser)
 
     // Should still show the errored line in source code
@@ -919,7 +919,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
         ],
       ])
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     // Remove error
     await session.patch(
@@ -933,7 +933,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
     expect(await browser.waitForElementByCss('#text').text()).toBe(
       'Hello world'
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     // Re-add error
     await session.patch(
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     await cleanup()
   })
@@ -974,7 +974,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toMatchSnapshot()
 
     await cleanup()
@@ -1005,7 +1005,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toMatchSnapshot()
 
     await cleanup()
@@ -1017,12 +1017,12 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox app %s', () => {
       const { session, cleanup } = await sandbox(next, undefined, '/' + type)
 
       await next.patchFile('index.js', "throw new Error('module error')")
-      expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+      await session.assertHasRedbox()
       await next.patchFile(
         'index.js',
         'export default function Page() {return <p>hello world</p>}'
       )
-      expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+      await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
       await cleanup()
     })
diff --git a/test/development/acceptance-app/ReactRefreshLogBoxMisc.test.ts b/test/development/acceptance-app/ReactRefreshLogBoxMisc.test.ts
index c4c9e5ce87d96..7213ff8e8d7ac 100644
--- a/test/development/acceptance-app/ReactRefreshLogBoxMisc.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/acceptance-app/ReactRefreshLogBoxMisc.test.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe.skip('ReactRefreshLogBox app', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxDescription()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
       `"Error: Multiple children were passed to <Link> with \`href\` of \`/\` but only one child is supported https://nextjs.org/docs/messages/link-multiple-children"`
     )
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe.skip('ReactRefreshLogBox app', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxDescription()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
       `"Error: Failed prop type: The prop \`href\` expects a \`string\` or \`object\` in \`<Link>\`, but got \`undefined\` instead."`
     )
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ describe.skip('ReactRefreshLogBox app', () => {
         }
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     await session.patch(
       'index.js',
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ describe.skip('ReactRefreshLogBox app', () => {
         }
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     await session.patch(
       'index.js',
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ describe.skip('ReactRefreshLogBox app', () => {
         }
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     await session.patch(
       'index.js',
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ describe.skip('ReactRefreshLogBox app', () => {
         }
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     await session.patch(
       'index.js',
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ describe.skip('ReactRefreshLogBox app', () => {
         }
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxDescription()).toMatchSnapshot()
 
     await session.patch(
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ describe.skip('ReactRefreshLogBox app', () => {
         }
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxDescription()).toMatchSnapshot()
 
     await cleanup()
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ describe.skip('ReactRefreshLogBox app', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     await cleanup()
   })
 })
diff --git a/test/development/acceptance-app/ReactRefreshModule.test.ts b/test/development/acceptance-app/ReactRefreshModule.test.ts
index 6d7994814ea38..d4263757e4449 100644
--- a/test/development/acceptance-app/ReactRefreshModule.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/acceptance-app/ReactRefreshModule.test.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe('ReactRefreshModule app', () => {
 
   it('should allow any variable names', async () => {
     const { session, cleanup } = await sandbox(next, new Map([]))
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     const variables = [
       '_a',
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ describe('ReactRefreshModule app', () => {
           }
         `
       )
-      expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+      await session.assertNoRedbox()
       expect(next.cliOutput).not.toContain(
         `'${variable}' has already been declared`
       )
diff --git a/test/development/acceptance-app/ReactRefreshRegression.test.ts b/test/development/acceptance-app/ReactRefreshRegression.test.ts
index 1014c1f8b0453..a0e294b24f99e 100644
--- a/test/development/acceptance-app/ReactRefreshRegression.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/acceptance-app/ReactRefreshRegression.test.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ describe('ReactRefreshRegression app', () => {
     )
 
     // Verify no hydration mismatch:
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     await cleanup()
   })
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ describe('ReactRefreshRegression app', () => {
       `export default function () { throw new Error('boom'); }`
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     const source = await session.getRedboxSource()
     expect(source.split(/\r?\n/g).slice(2).join('\n')).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ describe('ReactRefreshRegression app', () => {
       `export default function Page() { throw new Error('boom'); }`
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     const source = await session.getRedboxSource()
     expect(source.split(/\r?\n/g).slice(2).join('\n')).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ describe('ReactRefreshRegression app', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     const source = await session.getRedboxSource()
     expect(source.split(/\r?\n/g).slice(2).join('\n')).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ describe('ReactRefreshRegression app', () => {
 
         let didNotReload = await session.patch('app/content.mdx', `Hello Foo!`)
         expect(didNotReload).toBe(true)
-        expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+        await session.assertNoRedbox()
         expect(
           await session.evaluate(
             () => document.querySelector('#content').textContent
@@ -380,7 +380,7 @@ describe('ReactRefreshRegression app', () => {
 
         didNotReload = await session.patch('app/content.mdx', `Hello Bar!`)
         expect(didNotReload).toBe(true)
-        expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+        await session.assertNoRedbox()
         expect(
           await session.evaluate(
             () => document.querySelector('#content').textContent
diff --git a/test/development/acceptance-app/app-hmr-changes.test.ts b/test/development/acceptance-app/app-hmr-changes.test.ts
index c891f56989ed6..8401723a7b392 100644
--- a/test/development/acceptance-app/app-hmr-changes.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/acceptance-app/app-hmr-changes.test.ts
@@ -51,12 +51,12 @@ describe('Error overlay - RSC build errors', () => {
           await session.patch(pagePath, break2.replace('break 3', '<Hello />'))
 
           await session.patch(pagePath, break2)
-          expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+          await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
           await session.patch(pagePath, break1)
 
           await session.patch(pagePath, originalPage)
-          expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+          await session.assertNoRedbox()
         }
 
         expect(
diff --git a/test/development/acceptance-app/dynamic-error.test.ts b/test/development/acceptance-app/dynamic-error.test.ts
index 26e3c15ea9302..beccee29e6ca9 100644
--- a/test/development/acceptance-app/dynamic-error.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/acceptance-app/dynamic-error.test.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe('dynamic = "error" in devmode', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    await session.hasRedbox()
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     console.log(await session.getRedboxDescription())
     expect(await session.getRedboxDescription()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
       `"Error: Route /server with \`dynamic = "error"\` couldn't be rendered statically because it used \`cookies\`. See more info here: https://nextjs.org/docs/app/building-your-application/rendering/static-and-dynamic#dynamic-rendering"`
diff --git a/test/development/acceptance-app/editor-links.test.ts b/test/development/acceptance-app/editor-links.test.ts
index 7fc71e8a2ebaa..7cb3172f352a5 100644
--- a/test/development/acceptance-app/editor-links.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/acceptance-app/editor-links.test.ts
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ describe('Error overlay - editor links', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     await clickSourceFile(browser)
     await check(() => editorRequestsCount, /1/)
 
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ describe('Error overlay - editor links', () => {
       `
         )
 
-        expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+        await session.assertHasRedbox()
         await clickImportTraceFiles(browser)
         await check(() => editorRequestsCount, /4/)
 
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ describe('Error overlay - editor links', () => {
       `
         )
 
-        expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+        await session.assertHasRedbox()
         await clickImportTraceFiles(browser)
         await check(() => editorRequestsCount, /3/)
 
diff --git a/test/development/acceptance-app/error-message-url.test.ts b/test/development/acceptance-app/error-message-url.test.ts
index dcc8e0cddbfec..0ca82afd69f58 100644
--- a/test/development/acceptance-app/error-message-url.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/acceptance-app/error-message-url.test.ts
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ describe('Error overlay - error message urls', () => {
       content + '\nexport function getServerSideProps() {}'
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     const link = await browser.elementByCss('[data-nextjs-terminal] a')
     const text = await link.text()
diff --git a/test/development/acceptance-app/error-recovery.test.ts b/test/development/acceptance-app/error-recovery.test.ts
index 3dd54b90e9646..596065e363f2c 100644
--- a/test/development/acceptance-app/error-recovery.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/acceptance-app/error-recovery.test.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('Error recovery app %s', () => {
 
     await session.patch('index.js', `export default () => <div/`)
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toInclude(
       'export default () => <div/'
     )
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('Error recovery app %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     await check(
       () => session.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('p').textContent),
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('Error recovery app %s', () => {
             return <p>Hello world</p>
         `
       )
-      expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+      await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
       // Fix syntax error
       await session.patch(
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('Error recovery app %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
     expect(await session.hasErrorToast()).toBe(false)
 
     expect(
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('Error recovery app %s', () => {
       await session.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('p').textContent)
     ).toBe('Count: 2')
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
     expect(await session.hasErrorToast()).toBe(false)
 
     await cleanup()
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('Error recovery app %s', () => {
         `
       )
 
-      expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+      await session.assertHasRedbox()
       expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toInclude(
         'export default function Child()'
       )
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('Error recovery app %s', () => {
 
       // TODO-APP: re-enable when error recovery doesn't reload the page.
       // expect(didNotReload).toBe(true)
-      expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+      await session.assertNoRedbox()
       expect(
         await session.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('p').textContent)
       ).toBe('Hello')
@@ -310,14 +310,14 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('Error recovery app %s', () => {
     )
 
     await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toInclude(
       "Expected '}', got '<eof>'"
     )
 
     // Test that runtime error does not take over:
     await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 2000))
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toInclude(
       "Expected '}', got '<eof>'"
     )
@@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('Error recovery app %s', () => {
     )
 
     // We get an error because Foo didn't import React. Fair.
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toInclude(
       "return React.createElement('h1', null, 'Foo');"
     )
@@ -385,7 +385,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('Error recovery app %s', () => {
     )
 
     // Expected: this fixes the problem
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     await cleanup()
   })
@@ -428,7 +428,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('Error recovery app %s', () => {
         export default ClassDefault;
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     // Now change the code to introduce a runtime error without fixing the syntax error:
     await session.patch(
@@ -446,7 +446,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('Error recovery app %s', () => {
         export default ClassDefault;
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     // Now fix the syntax error:
     await session.patch(
@@ -464,7 +464,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('Error recovery app %s', () => {
         export default ClassDefault;
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     await check(async () => {
       const source = await session.getRedboxSource()
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('Error recovery app %s', () => {
       new Map([['app/page.js', '{{{']])
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     await check(() => session.getRedboxSource(true), /Failed to compile/)
 
     await cleanup()
diff --git a/test/development/acceptance-app/hydration-error.test.ts b/test/development/acceptance-app/hydration-error.test.ts
index a04c38ed5e0e6..96ec8a8f6d13f 100644
--- a/test/development/acceptance-app/hydration-error.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/acceptance-app/hydration-error.test.ts
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ describe('Error overlay for hydration errors', () => {
     `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     expect(await browser.elementByCss('.child').text()).toBe('Value')
 
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ describe('Error overlay for hydration errors', () => {
     )
 
     await session.waitForAndOpenRuntimeError()
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     expect(await getRedboxTotalErrorCount(browser)).toBe(1)
 
@@ -396,7 +396,7 @@ describe('Error overlay for hydration errors', () => {
     )
 
     await session.waitForAndOpenRuntimeError()
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     expect(await getRedboxTotalErrorCount(browser)).toBe(1)
 
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ describe('Error overlay for hydration errors', () => {
     )
 
     await session.waitForAndOpenRuntimeError()
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     const description = await session.getRedboxDescription()
     expect(description).toContain(
@@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ describe('Error overlay for hydration errors', () => {
     )
 
     await session.waitForAndOpenRuntimeError()
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     await cleanup()
   })
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ describe('Error overlay for hydration errors', () => {
     )
 
     await session.waitForAndOpenRuntimeError()
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     const pseudoHtml = await session.getRedboxComponentStack()
     if (isTurbopack) {
diff --git a/test/development/acceptance-app/invalid-imports.test.ts b/test/development/acceptance-app/invalid-imports.test.ts
index 656ed0684b313..02163df3026f0 100644
--- a/test/development/acceptance-app/invalid-imports.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/acceptance-app/invalid-imports.test.ts
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ describe('Error Overlay invalid imports', () => {
     const withoutUseClient = content.replace("'use client'", '')
     await session.patch(pageFile, withoutUseClient)
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     if (process.env.TURBOPACK) {
       expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         "./app
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ describe('Error Overlay invalid imports', () => {
     const withoutUseClient = content.replace("'use client'", '')
     await session.patch(pageFile, withoutUseClient)
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     if (process.env.TURBOPACK) {
       expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         "./node_modules/client-only-package
@@ -229,7 +229,7 @@ describe('Error Overlay invalid imports', () => {
     const content = await next.readFile(file)
     await session.patch(file, "'use client'\n" + content)
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     if (process.env.TURBOPACK) {
       expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         "./node_modules/server-only-package
diff --git a/test/development/acceptance-app/rsc-build-errors.test.ts b/test/development/acceptance-app/rsc-build-errors.test.ts
index 239328c6b984c..3fb1c25c30dae 100644
--- a/test/development/acceptance-app/rsc-build-errors.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/acceptance-app/rsc-build-errors.test.ts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe('Error overlay - RSC build errors', () => {
     )
     await session.patch(pageFile, uncomment)
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toInclude(
       '"getServerSideProps" is not supported in app/'
     )
@@ -49,14 +49,14 @@ describe('Error overlay - RSC build errors', () => {
       'export const metadata'
     )
     await session.patch(pageFile, uncomment)
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toInclude(
       'You are attempting to export "metadata" from a component marked with "use client", which is disallowed.'
     )
 
     // Restore file
     await session.patch(pageFile, content)
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     // Add `generateMetadata` error
     uncomment = content.replace(
@@ -64,14 +64,14 @@ describe('Error overlay - RSC build errors', () => {
       'export async function generateMetadata'
     )
     await session.patch(pageFile, uncomment)
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toInclude(
       'You are attempting to export "generateMetadata" from a component marked with "use client", which is disallowed.'
     )
 
     // Fix the error again to test error overlay works with hmr rebuild
     await session.patch(pageFile, content)
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     await cleanup()
   })
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ describe('Error overlay - RSC build errors', () => {
     )
 
     await session.patch(pageFile, uncomment)
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toInclude(
       '"metadata" and "generateMetadata" cannot be exported at the same time, please keep one of them.'
     )
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ describe('Error overlay - RSC build errors', () => {
     await session.patch(pageFile, uncomment)
     await next.patchFile(pageFile, content)
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toInclude(
       '"getStaticProps" is not supported in app/'
     )
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ describe('Error overlay - RSC build errors', () => {
       'export const a = 123'
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxDescription()).toInclude(
       'The default export is not a React Component in page: "/server-with-errors/page-export"'
     )
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ describe('Error overlay - RSC build errors', () => {
       '/server-with-errors/page-export-initial-error'
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxDescription()).toInclude(
       'The default export is not a React Component in page: "/server-with-errors/page-export-initial-error"'
     )
@@ -171,7 +171,7 @@ describe('Error overlay - RSC build errors', () => {
     const uncomment = content.replace("// 'use client'", "'use client'")
     await next.patchFile(pageFile, uncomment)
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toInclude(
       'directive must be placed before other expressions'
     )
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ describe('Error overlay - RSC build errors', () => {
     )
     await session.patch(pageFile, uncomment)
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toInclude(
       `You’re importing a class component. It only works in a Client Component`
     )
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ describe('Error overlay - RSC build errors', () => {
     )
     await next.patchFile(file, uncomment)
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     if (isTurbopack) {
       // TODO: fix the issue ordering.
       // turbopack emits the resolve issue first instead of the transform issue.
@@ -268,7 +268,7 @@ describe('Error overlay - RSC build errors', () => {
         `/server-with-errors/react-apis/${api.toLowerCase()}`
       )
 
-      expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+      await session.assertHasRedbox()
       expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toInclude(
         // `Component` has a custom error message
         api === 'Component'
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ describe('Error overlay - RSC build errors', () => {
         `/server-with-errors/react-dom-apis/${api.toLowerCase()}`
       )
 
-      expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+      await session.assertHasRedbox()
       expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toInclude(
         `You're importing a component that needs \`${api}\`. This React hook only works in a client component. To fix, mark the file (or its parent) with the \`"use client"\` directive.`
       )
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ describe('Error overlay - RSC build errors', () => {
 
     await session.patch(file, uncomment)
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toInclude(
       `You're importing a component that needs "server-only". That only works in a Server Component but one of its parents is marked with "use client", so it's a Client Component.`
     )
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@ describe('Error overlay - RSC build errors', () => {
       content.replace('() => <p>hello dynamic world</p>', 'undefined')
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxDescription()).toInclude(
       `Element type is invalid. Received a promise that resolves to: undefined. Lazy element type must resolve to a class or function.`
     )
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ describe('Error overlay - RSC build errors', () => {
       'export default function Error() {}'
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     await check(
       () => session.getRedboxSource(),
       /must be a Client \n| Component/
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ describe('Error overlay - RSC build errors', () => {
     // Empty file
     await session.patch('app/server-with-errors/error-file/error.js', '')
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     await check(() => session.getRedboxSource(), /must be a Client Component/)
 
     // TODO: investigate flakey snapshot due to spacing below
@@ -459,10 +459,7 @@ describe('Error overlay - RSC build errors', () => {
 
     await session.patch(pagePath, content)
 
-    await check(
-      async () => ((await session.hasRedbox()) ? 'success' : 'fail'),
-      /success/
-    )
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     expect(await session.getRedboxDescription()).toContain(
       'Cannot add property x, object is not extensible'
diff --git a/test/development/acceptance-app/rsc-runtime-errors.test.ts b/test/development/acceptance-app/rsc-runtime-errors.test.ts
index d11dbf45025a3..fc7a28308d209 100644
--- a/test/development/acceptance-app/rsc-runtime-errors.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/acceptance-app/rsc-runtime-errors.test.ts
@@ -2,11 +2,11 @@ import path from 'path'
 import { outdent } from 'outdent'
 import { FileRef, nextTestSetup } from 'e2e-utils'
 import {
+  assertHasRedbox,
   check,
   getRedboxDescription,
   getRedboxSource,
   getVersionCheckerText,
-  hasRedbox,
   retry,
 } from 'next-test-utils'
 
@@ -29,10 +29,7 @@ describe('Error overlay - RSC runtime errors', () => {
 
     const browser = await next.browser('/server')
 
-    await check(
-      async () => ((await hasRedbox(browser)) ? 'success' : 'fail'),
-      /success/
-    )
+    assertHasRedbox(browser)
     const errorDescription = await getRedboxDescription(browser)
 
     expect(errorDescription).toContain(
@@ -55,10 +52,7 @@ describe('Error overlay - RSC runtime errors', () => {
 
     const browser = await next.browser('/client')
 
-    await check(
-      async () => ((await hasRedbox(browser)) ? 'success' : 'fail'),
-      /success/
-    )
+    assertHasRedbox(browser)
     const errorDescription = await getRedboxDescription(browser)
 
     expect(errorDescription).toContain(
@@ -77,10 +71,7 @@ describe('Error overlay - RSC runtime errors', () => {
     )
 
     const browser = await next.browser('/server')
-    await check(
-      async () => ((await hasRedbox(browser)) ? 'success' : 'fail'),
-      /success/
-    )
+    assertHasRedbox(browser)
 
     const errorDescription = await getRedboxDescription(browser)
 
@@ -98,10 +89,7 @@ describe('Error overlay - RSC runtime errors', () => {
         `
     )
     const browser = await next.browser('/server')
-    await check(
-      async () => ((await hasRedbox(browser)) ? 'success' : 'fail'),
-      /success/
-    )
+    assertHasRedbox(browser)
 
     const source = await getRedboxSource(browser)
     // Can show the original source code
@@ -120,9 +108,7 @@ describe('Error overlay - RSC runtime errors', () => {
     )
     const browser = await next.browser('/server')
 
-    await retry(async () => {
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
-    })
+    assertHasRedbox(browser)
     const versionText = await getVersionCheckerText(browser)
     await expect(versionText).toMatch(/Next.js \([\w.-]+\)/)
   })
@@ -138,9 +124,7 @@ describe('Error overlay - RSC runtime errors', () => {
     )
     const browser = await next.browser('/server')
 
-    await retry(async () => {
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
-    })
+    assertHasRedbox(browser)
     const source = await getRedboxSource(browser)
     expect(source).toContain('app/server/page.js')
     expect(source).not.toContain('//app/server/page.js')
diff --git a/test/development/acceptance-app/server-components.test.ts b/test/development/acceptance-app/server-components.test.ts
index 88d1a1fdea40e..80ce6544e6f29 100644
--- a/test/development/acceptance-app/server-components.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/acceptance-app/server-components.test.ts
@@ -541,7 +541,7 @@ describe('Error Overlay for server components', () => {
         ])
       )
 
-      expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+      await session.assertHasRedbox()
       // In webpack when the message too long it gets truncated with `  | ` with new lines.
       // So we need to check for the first part of the message.
       const normalizedSource = await session.getRedboxSource()
diff --git a/test/development/acceptance/ReactRefreshLogBox-app-doc.test.ts b/test/development/acceptance/ReactRefreshLogBox-app-doc.test.ts
index 133454648a3ff..17e656366be53 100644
--- a/test/development/acceptance/ReactRefreshLogBox-app-doc.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/acceptance/ReactRefreshLogBox-app-doc.test.ts
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])(
         next,
         new Map([['pages/_app.js', ``]])
       )
-      expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+      await session.assertHasRedbox()
       expect(await session.getRedboxDescription()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
         `"Error: The default export is not a React Component in page: "/_app""`
       )
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])(
         export default MyApp
       `
       )
-      expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+      await session.assertNoRedbox()
       await cleanup()
     })
 
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])(
         next,
         new Map([['pages/_document.js', ``]])
       )
-      expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+      await session.assertHasRedbox()
       expect(await session.getRedboxDescription()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
         `"Error: The default export is not a React Component in page: "/_document""`
       )
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])(
         export default MyDocument
       `
       )
-      expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+      await session.assertNoRedbox()
       await cleanup()
     })
 
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])(
           ],
         ])
       )
-      expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+      await session.assertHasRedbox()
       const content = await session.getRedboxSource()
       const source = next.normalizeTestDirContent(content)
       if (process.env.TURBOPACK) {
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])(
         export default MyApp
       `
       )
-      expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+      await session.assertNoRedbox()
       await cleanup()
     })
 
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])(
           ],
         ])
       )
-      expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+      await session.assertHasRedbox()
       const source = next.normalizeTestDirContent(
         await session.getRedboxSource()
       )
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])(
         export default MyDocument
       `
       )
-      expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+      await session.assertNoRedbox()
       await cleanup()
     })
   }
diff --git a/test/development/acceptance/ReactRefreshLogBox-builtins.test.ts b/test/development/acceptance/ReactRefreshLogBox-builtins.test.ts
index 7dea7a2af3dbe..0d043daeb6849 100644
--- a/test/development/acceptance/ReactRefreshLogBox-builtins.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/acceptance/ReactRefreshLogBox-builtins.test.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
         }
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     if (process.env.TURBOPACK) {
       expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         "./node_modules/my-package/index.js:1:13
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     const source = await session.getRedboxSource()
     if (process.env.TURBOPACK) {
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     const source = await session.getRedboxSource()
     if (process.env.TURBOPACK) {
@@ -201,7 +201,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
         ],
       ])
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     const source = await session.getRedboxSource()
     if (process.env.TURBOPACK) {
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
         }
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
     expect(
       await session.evaluate(() => document.documentElement.innerHTML)
     ).toContain('index page')
diff --git a/test/development/acceptance/ReactRefreshLogBox-scss.test.ts b/test/development/acceptance/ReactRefreshLogBox-scss.test.ts
index 717dd8ce29505..7ad2d6857e15e 100644
--- a/test/development/acceptance/ReactRefreshLogBox-scss.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/acceptance/ReactRefreshLogBox-scss.test.ts
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ describe.skip('ReactRefreshLogBox scss', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     // Syntax error
     await session.patch('index.module.scss', `.button { font-size: :5px; }`)
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     const source = await session.getRedboxSource()
     expect(source).toMatchSnapshot()
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe.skip('ReactRefreshLogBox scss', () => {
     // Checks for selectors that can't be prefixed.
     // Selector "button" is not pure (pure selectors must contain at least one local class or id)
     await session.patch('index.module.scss', `button { font-size: 5px; }`)
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     const source2 = await session.getRedboxSource()
     expect(source2).toMatchSnapshot()
 
diff --git a/test/development/acceptance/ReactRefreshLogBox.test.ts b/test/development/acceptance/ReactRefreshLogBox.test.ts
index 22a49c4565aaa..947bbcceb29e3 100644
--- a/test/development/acceptance/ReactRefreshLogBox.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/acceptance/ReactRefreshLogBox.test.ts
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
     )
     await session.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('a').click())
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toMatchSnapshot()
 
     await cleanup()
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toMatchSnapshot()
 
     await cleanup()
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
       `export default function FunctionDefault() { throw new Error('no'); }`
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toMatchSnapshot()
     expect(
       await session.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('h2').textContent)
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
         }`
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     // We internally only check the script path, not including the line number
     // and error message because the error comes from an external library.
     // This test ensures that the errored script path is correctly resolved.
@@ -192,7 +192,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     await session.patch(
       'index.js',
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     const source = next.normalizeTestDirContent(await session.getRedboxSource())
     if (process.env.TURBOPACK) {
       expect(source).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
@@ -281,7 +281,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
     expect(
       await session.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('p').textContent)
     ).toBe('hello')
@@ -298,7 +298,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toMatchSnapshot()
 
     await session.patch(
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
     expect(
       await session.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('p').textContent)
     ).toBe('hello new')
@@ -339,11 +339,11 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     // Syntax error
     await session.patch('index.module.css', `.button`)
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     const source = await session.getRedboxSource()
     expect(source).toMatch(
       process.env.TURBOPACK
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
     // Checks for selectors that can't be prefixed.
     // Selector "button" is not pure (pure selectors must contain at least one local class or id)
     await session.patch('index.module.css', `button {}`)
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     const source2 = await session.getRedboxSource()
     expect(source2).toMatchSnapshot()
 
@@ -393,9 +393,9 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
     await session.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('button').click())
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     const header = await session.getRedboxDescription()
     expect(header).toMatchSnapshot()
@@ -439,9 +439,9 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
     await session.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('button').click())
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     const header2 = await session.getRedboxDescription()
     expect(header2).toMatchSnapshot()
@@ -485,9 +485,9 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
     await session.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('button').click())
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     const header3 = await session.getRedboxDescription()
     expect(header3).toMatchSnapshot()
@@ -531,9 +531,9 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
     await session.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('button').click())
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     const header4 = await session.getRedboxDescription()
     expect(header4).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
@@ -592,9 +592,9 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
     await session.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('button').click())
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     const header5 = await session.getRedboxDescription()
     expect(header5).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxDescription()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
       `"Error: {"a":1,"b":"x"}"`
     )
@@ -669,7 +669,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
         }
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
     await session.patch(
       'index.js',
       outdent`
@@ -683,7 +683,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
         }
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxDescription()).toContain(
       `Error: class Hello {`
     )
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
         }
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
     await session.patch(
       'index.js',
       outdent`
@@ -711,7 +711,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
         }
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxDescription()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
       `"Error: string error"`
     )
@@ -727,7 +727,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
         }
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
     await session.patch(
       'index.js',
       outdent`
@@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
         }
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxDescription()).toContain(
       `Error: A null error was thrown`
     )
@@ -765,7 +765,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
       ])
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     await expandCallStack(browser)
 
@@ -806,7 +806,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
         ],
       ])
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     await expandCallStack(browser)
     let callStackFrames = await browser.elementsByCss(
       '[data-nextjs-call-stack-frame]'
@@ -836,7 +836,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
         ],
       ])
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     await expandCallStack(browser)
 
     // Should still show the errored line in source code
diff --git a/test/development/acceptance/ReactRefreshLogBoxMisc.test.ts b/test/development/acceptance/ReactRefreshLogBoxMisc.test.ts
index db690b7916805..644266db29187 100644
--- a/test/development/acceptance/ReactRefreshLogBoxMisc.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/acceptance/ReactRefreshLogBoxMisc.test.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe.skip('ReactRefreshLogBox', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxDescription()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
       `"Error: Multiple children were passed to <Link> with \`href\` of \`/\` but only one child is supported https://nextjs.org/docs/messages/link-multiple-children"`
     )
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe.skip('ReactRefreshLogBox', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxDescription()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
       `"Error: Failed prop type: The prop \`href\` expects a \`string\` or \`object\` in \`<Link>\`, but got \`undefined\` instead."`
     )
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ describe.skip('ReactRefreshLogBox', () => {
         }
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     await session.patch(
       'index.js',
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ describe.skip('ReactRefreshLogBox', () => {
         }
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     await session.patch(
       'index.js',
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ describe.skip('ReactRefreshLogBox', () => {
         }
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     await session.patch(
       'index.js',
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ describe.skip('ReactRefreshLogBox', () => {
         }
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     await session.patch(
       'index.js',
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ describe.skip('ReactRefreshLogBox', () => {
         }
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxDescription()).toMatchSnapshot()
 
     await session.patch(
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ describe.skip('ReactRefreshLogBox', () => {
         }
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxDescription()).toMatchSnapshot()
 
     await cleanup()
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ describe.skip('ReactRefreshLogBox', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     await cleanup()
   })
 })
diff --git a/test/development/acceptance/ReactRefreshModule.test.ts b/test/development/acceptance/ReactRefreshModule.test.ts
index 8dd5a4a3b128a..4fbadb4125afb 100644
--- a/test/development/acceptance/ReactRefreshModule.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/acceptance/ReactRefreshModule.test.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ describe('ReactRefreshModule', () => {
 
   it('should allow any variable names', async () => {
     const { session, cleanup } = await sandbox(next)
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     const variables = [
       '_a',
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ describe('ReactRefreshModule', () => {
           return null
         }`
       )
-      expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+      await session.assertNoRedbox()
       expect(next.cliOutput).not.toContain(
         `'${variable}' has already been declared`
       )
diff --git a/test/development/acceptance/ReactRefreshRegression.test.ts b/test/development/acceptance/ReactRefreshRegression.test.ts
index 442538e020139..787dd128108d9 100644
--- a/test/development/acceptance/ReactRefreshRegression.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/acceptance/ReactRefreshRegression.test.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ describe('ReactRefreshRegression', () => {
     )
 
     // Verify no hydration mismatch:
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     await cleanup()
   })
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ describe('ReactRefreshRegression', () => {
     )
     expect(didNotReload).toBe(false)
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     const source = await session.getRedboxSource()
     expect(source.split(/\r?\n/g).slice(2).join('\n')).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ describe('ReactRefreshRegression', () => {
 
         let didNotReload = await session.patch('pages/mdx.mdx', `Hello Foo!`)
         expect(didNotReload).toBe(true)
-        expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+        await session.assertNoRedbox()
         expect(
           await session.evaluate(
             () => document.querySelector('#__next').textContent
@@ -335,7 +335,7 @@ describe('ReactRefreshRegression', () => {
 
         didNotReload = await session.patch('pages/mdx.mdx', `Hello Bar!`)
         expect(didNotReload).toBe(true)
-        expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+        await session.assertNoRedbox()
         expect(
           await session.evaluate(
             () => document.querySelector('#__next').textContent
diff --git a/test/development/acceptance/error-recovery.test.ts b/test/development/acceptance/error-recovery.test.ts
index 1aaf2cb034d1a..5381d6749f7a8 100644
--- a/test/development/acceptance/error-recovery.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/acceptance/error-recovery.test.ts
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
 
     await session.patch('index.js', `export default () => <div/`)
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toInclude(
       'export default () => <div/'
     )
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
       /Count: 1/
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     await cleanup()
   })
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
       await session.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('p').textContent)
     ).toBe('1')
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     if (isTurbopack) {
       expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         "index.js (7:11) @ <unknown>
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     expect(
       await session.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('p').textContent)
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
       await session.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('p').textContent)
     ).toBe('Count: 2')
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     await cleanup()
   })
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toInclude(
       'export default function Child()'
     )
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
     )
 
     expect(didNotReload).toBe(true)
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
     expect(
       await session.evaluate(() => document.querySelector('p').textContent)
     ).toBe('Hello')
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
         export default ClassDefault;
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     // Now change the code to introduce a runtime error without fixing the syntax error:
     await session.patch(
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
         export default ClassDefault;
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     // Now fix the syntax error:
     await session.patch(
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
         export default ClassDefault;
       `
     )
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     await check(async () => {
       const source = await session.getRedboxSource()
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
     )
 
     // We get an error because Foo didn't import React. Fair.
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toInclude(
       "return React.createElement('h1', null, 'Foo');"
     )
@@ -375,7 +375,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
     )
 
     // Expected: this fixes the problem
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     await cleanup()
   })
@@ -412,7 +412,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
     )
 
     await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     if (process.platform === 'win32') {
       expect(await session.getRedboxSource()).toMatchSnapshot()
     } else {
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
     )
 
     await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 1000))
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     let redboxSource = next.normalizeTestDirContent(
       await session.getRedboxSource()
     )
@@ -474,7 +474,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('ReactRefreshLogBox %s', () => {
 
     // Test that runtime error does not take over:
     await new Promise((resolve) => setTimeout(resolve, 2000))
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     redboxSource = next.normalizeTestDirContent(await session.getRedboxSource())
     if (isTurbopack) {
       // TODO: Remove this branching once import traces are implemented in Turbopack
diff --git a/test/development/acceptance/hydration-error.test.ts b/test/development/acceptance/hydration-error.test.ts
index 1541390c22de4..47590983fd1e6 100644
--- a/test/development/acceptance/hydration-error.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/acceptance/hydration-error.test.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe('Error overlay for hydration errors', () => {
       ])
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
 
     expect(await session.getRedboxDescription()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         "Hydration failed because the server rendered HTML didn't match the client. As a result this tree will be regenerated on the client. This can happen if a SSR-ed Client Component used
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ describe('Error overlay for hydration errors', () => {
     `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     expect(await browser.elementByCss('.child').text()).toBe('Value')
 
diff --git a/test/development/acceptance/server-component-compiler-errors-in-pages.test.ts b/test/development/acceptance/server-component-compiler-errors-in-pages.test.ts
index af432f3ed78f3..e567412b167f5 100644
--- a/test/development/acceptance/server-component-compiler-errors-in-pages.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/acceptance/server-component-compiler-errors-in-pages.test.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe('Error Overlay for server components compiler errors in pages', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     await check(
       () => session.getRedboxSource(),
       /That only works in a Server Component/
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ describe('Error Overlay for server components compiler errors in pages', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     await check(
       () => session.getRedboxSource(),
       /That only works in a Server Component/
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ describe('Error Overlay for server components compiler errors in pages', () => {
       `
     )
 
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+    await session.assertHasRedbox()
     await check(
       () => session.getRedboxSource(),
       /That only works in a Server Component/
diff --git a/test/development/app-dir/basic/basic.test.ts b/test/development/app-dir/basic/basic.test.ts
index 3d5396371c6b6..33af70a1b028a 100644
--- a/test/development/app-dir/basic/basic.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/app-dir/basic/basic.test.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('basic app-dir tests', () => {
 
   it('should reload app pages without error', async () => {
     const { session, cleanup, browser } = await sandbox(next, undefined, '/')
-    expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+    await session.assertNoRedbox()
 
     browser.refresh()
 
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe.each(['default', 'turbo'])('basic app-dir tests', () => {
     await waitForHydration(browser)
 
     for (let i = 0; i < 15; i++) {
-      expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(false)
+      await session.assertNoRedbox()
       await waitFor(1000)
     }
 
diff --git a/test/development/app-dir/dynamic-error-trace/index.test.ts b/test/development/app-dir/dynamic-error-trace/index.test.ts
index 6ec0d6191a2a7..eeb2d38e30103 100644
--- a/test/development/app-dir/dynamic-error-trace/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/app-dir/dynamic-error-trace/index.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { nextTestSetup } from 'e2e-utils'
 import {
+  assertHasRedbox,
   getRedboxCallStack,
-  hasRedbox,
   shouldRunTurboDevTest,
   expandCallStack,
   getRedboxSource,
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ describe('app dir - dynamic error trace', () => {
 
   it('should show the error trace', async () => {
     const browser = await next.browser('/')
-    await hasRedbox(browser)
+    assertHasRedbox(browser)
     await expandCallStack(browser)
     const callStack = await getRedboxCallStack(browser)
 
diff --git a/test/development/app-dir/edge-errors-hmr/index.test.ts b/test/development/app-dir/edge-errors-hmr/index.test.ts
index 37ef617addc1e..b5bb4f930e6ae 100644
--- a/test/development/app-dir/edge-errors-hmr/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/app-dir/edge-errors-hmr/index.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { nextTestSetup } from 'e2e-utils'
-import { hasRedbox } from 'next-test-utils'
+import { assertHasRedbox } from 'next-test-utils'
 
 describe('develop - app-dir - edge errros hmr', () => {
   const { next } = nextTestSetup({
@@ -14,11 +14,11 @@ describe('develop - app-dir - edge errros hmr', () => {
       return content.replace('{/* < */}', '<') // uncomment
     })
 
-    expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+    await assertHasRedbox(browser)
 
     await next.patchFile('app/comp.server.js', clientComponentSource)
 
-    expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+    await assertNoRedbox(browser)
   })
 
   it('should recover from build errors when client component error', async () => {
@@ -29,10 +29,10 @@ describe('develop - app-dir - edge errros hmr', () => {
       return content.replace('{/* < */}', '<') // uncomment
     })
 
-    expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+    await assertHasRedbox(browser)
 
     await next.patchFile('app/comp.client.js', clientComponentSource)
 
-    expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+    await assertNoRedbox(browser)
   })
 })
diff --git a/test/development/app-dir/hmr-deleted-page/hmr-deleted-page.test.ts b/test/development/app-dir/hmr-deleted-page/hmr-deleted-page.test.ts
index 62c37409c03a0..f6cbda6de6630 100644
--- a/test/development/app-dir/hmr-deleted-page/hmr-deleted-page.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/app-dir/hmr-deleted-page/hmr-deleted-page.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { join } from 'path'
 
 import { nextTestSetup, FileRef } from 'e2e-utils'
-import { hasRedbox } from 'next-test-utils'
+import { assertHasRedbox, assertNoRedbox } from 'next-test-utils'
 import { waitForHydration } from 'development-sandbox'
 
 describe('hmr-deleted-page', () => {
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@ describe('hmr-deleted-page', () => {
     await next.deleteFile('app/page/style.css')
     await waitForHydration(browser)
 
-    expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+    await assertHasRedbox(browser)
 
     await next.deleteFile('app/page')
     await waitForHydration(browser)
 
-    expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+    await assertNoRedbox(browser)
     expect(await browser.elementByCss('h1').text()).toBe('404')
   })
 })
diff --git a/test/development/app-dir/hmr-move-file/hmr-move-file.test.ts b/test/development/app-dir/hmr-move-file/hmr-move-file.test.ts
index 8e0c038b354f7..d426994c41f49 100644
--- a/test/development/app-dir/hmr-move-file/hmr-move-file.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/app-dir/hmr-move-file/hmr-move-file.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { nextTestSetup } from 'e2e-utils'
-import { hasRedbox } from 'next-test-utils'
+import { assertNoRedbox } from 'next-test-utils'
 
 describe('HMR Move File', () => {
   const { next } = nextTestSetup({
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ describe('HMR Move File', () => {
       content.replace('./button', './button2')
     )
 
-    expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+    await assertNoRedbox(browser)
 
     expect(await browser.elementByCss('#hello-world-button').text()).toBe(
       'hello world'
diff --git a/test/development/app-dir/missing-required-html-tags/index.test.ts b/test/development/app-dir/missing-required-html-tags/index.test.ts
index a2ef8ce70245d..453fb7e2b3c58 100644
--- a/test/development/app-dir/missing-required-html-tags/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/app-dir/missing-required-html-tags/index.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { nextTestSetup } from 'e2e-utils'
-import { getRedboxDescription, hasRedbox, retry } from 'next-test-utils'
+import { assertHasRedbox, getRedboxDescription, retry } from 'next-test-utils'
 
 describe('app-dir - missing required html tags', () => {
   const { next } = nextTestSetup({ files: __dirname })
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe('app-dir - missing required html tags', () => {
   it('should show error overlay', async () => {
     const browser = await next.browser('/')
 
-    expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+    await assertHasRedbox(browser)
     expect(await getRedboxDescription(browser)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       "The following tags are missing in the Root Layout: <html>, <body>.
       Read more at https://nextjs.org/docs/messages/missing-root-layout-tags"
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ describe('app-dir - missing required html tags', () => {
       code.replace('return children', 'return <body>{children}</body>')
     )
 
-    expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+    await assertHasRedbox(browser)
     expect(await getRedboxDescription(browser)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       "The following tags are missing in the Root Layout: <html>.
       Read more at https://nextjs.org/docs/messages/missing-root-layout-tags"
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ describe('app-dir - missing required html tags', () => {
       )
     )
 
-    expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+    await assertNoRedbox(browser)
     expect(await browser.elementByCss('p').text()).toBe('hello world')
 
     // Reintroduce the bug, but only missing html tag
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ describe('app-dir - missing required html tags', () => {
     )
 
     await retry(async () => {
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
     })
 
     // Fix the issue again
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ describe('app-dir - missing required html tags', () => {
     )
 
     await retry(async () => {
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
     })
   })
 })
diff --git a/test/development/basic/barrel-optimization/barrel-optimization-mui.test.ts b/test/development/basic/barrel-optimization/barrel-optimization-mui.test.ts
index c6ba2ab60eba7..2305bba210b93 100644
--- a/test/development/basic/barrel-optimization/barrel-optimization-mui.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/basic/barrel-optimization/barrel-optimization-mui.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { join } from 'path'
 import { nextTestSetup } from 'e2e-utils'
-import { hasRedbox } from 'next-test-utils'
+import { assertNoRedbox } from 'next-test-utils'
 
 // Skipped in Turbopack, will be added later.
 ;(process.env.TURBOPACK ? describe.skip : describe)(
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ import { hasRedbox } from 'next-test-utils'
         expect(await $('#typography').text()).toContain('typography')
 
         const browser = await next.browser('/mui')
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+        await assertNoRedbox(browser)
 
         const modules = [...logs.matchAll(/\((\d+) modules\)/g)]
         expect(modules.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1)
diff --git a/test/development/basic/barrel-optimization/barrel-optimization-tremor.test.ts b/test/development/basic/barrel-optimization/barrel-optimization-tremor.test.ts
index 442bc481fc78e..0df2022820d58 100644
--- a/test/development/basic/barrel-optimization/barrel-optimization-tremor.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/basic/barrel-optimization/barrel-optimization-tremor.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { join } from 'path'
 import { nextTestSetup } from 'e2e-utils'
-import { hasRedbox } from 'next-test-utils'
+import { assertNoRedbox } from 'next-test-utils'
 
 describe('optimizePackageImports - mui', () => {
   const { next } = nextTestSetup({
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@ describe('optimizePackageImports - mui', () => {
   it('should work', async () => {
     // Without barrel optimization, the reproduction breaks.
     const browser = await next.browser('/')
-    expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+    await assertNoRedbox(browser)
   })
 })
diff --git a/test/development/basic/gssp-ssr-change-reloading/test/index.test.ts b/test/development/basic/gssp-ssr-change-reloading/test/index.test.ts
index 6b0eb00208c40..59fbac9c3094b 100644
--- a/test/development/basic/gssp-ssr-change-reloading/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/basic/gssp-ssr-change-reloading/test/index.test.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,12 @@
 import { join } from 'path'
 import webdriver from 'next-webdriver'
 import { createNext, FileRef } from 'e2e-utils'
-import { check, getRedboxHeader, hasRedbox } from 'next-test-utils'
+import {
+  assertHasRedbox,
+  assertNoRedbox,
+  check,
+  getRedboxHeader,
+} from 'next-test-utils'
 import { NextInstance } from 'e2e-utils'
 
 const installCheckVisible = (browser) => {
@@ -271,13 +276,13 @@ describe('GS(S)P Server-Side Change Reloading', () => {
 
     try {
       await next.patchFile(page, originalContent.replace('props:', 'propss:'))
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         'Additional keys were returned from'
       )
 
       await next.patchFile(page, originalContent)
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
     } finally {
       await next.patchFile(page, originalContent)
     }
@@ -301,11 +306,11 @@ describe('GS(S)P Server-Side Change Reloading', () => {
           'throw new Error("custom oops"); const count'
         )
       )
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain('custom oops')
 
       await next.patchFile(page, originalContent)
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
     } finally {
       await next.patchFile(page, originalContent)
     }
diff --git a/test/development/basic/hmr.test.ts b/test/development/basic/hmr.test.ts
index 2bf502bb4e501..46776c0be016c 100644
--- a/test/development/basic/hmr.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/basic/hmr.test.ts
@@ -2,12 +2,13 @@ import { join } from 'path'
 import cheerio from 'cheerio'
 import webdriver from 'next-webdriver'
 import {
+  assertHasRedbox,
+  assertNoRedbox,
   check,
   getBrowserBodyText,
   getRedboxHeader,
   getRedboxDescription,
   getRedboxSource,
-  hasRedbox,
   renderViaHTTP,
   retry,
   waitFor,
@@ -498,7 +499,7 @@ describe.each([[''], ['/docs']])(
 
         await next.patchFile(aboutPage, aboutContent.replace('</div>', 'div'))
 
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+        await assertHasRedbox(browser)
         const source = next.normalizeTestDirContent(
           await getRedboxSource(browser)
         )
@@ -608,7 +609,7 @@ describe.each([[''], ['/docs']])(
 
             browser = await webdriver(next.url, basePath + '/hmr/contact')
 
-            expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+            await assertHasRedbox(browser)
             expect(await getRedboxSource(browser)).toMatch(/Unexpected eof/)
 
             await next.patchFile(aboutPage, aboutContent)
@@ -651,7 +652,7 @@ describe.each([[''], ['/docs']])(
             aboutContent.replace('export', 'aa=20;\nexport')
           )
 
-          expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+          await assertHasRedbox(browser)
           expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toMatch(/aa is not defined/)
 
           await next.patchFile(aboutPage, aboutContent)
@@ -687,7 +688,7 @@ describe.each([[''], ['/docs']])(
             )
           )
 
-          expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+          await assertHasRedbox(browser)
           expect(await getRedboxSource(browser)).toMatch(/an-expected-error/)
 
           await next.patchFile(aboutPage, aboutContent)
@@ -732,7 +733,7 @@ describe.each([[''], ['/docs']])(
             )
           )
 
-          expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+          await assertHasRedbox(browser)
           expect(await getRedboxDescription(browser)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
             `"Error: The default export is not a React Component in page: "/hmr/about5""`
           )
@@ -780,7 +781,7 @@ describe.each([[''], ['/docs']])(
             )
           )
 
-          expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+          await assertHasRedbox(browser)
           // TODO: Replace this when webpack 5 is the default
           expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toMatch(
             `Objects are not valid as a React child (found: [object RegExp]). If you meant to render a collection of children, use an array instead.`
@@ -830,7 +831,7 @@ describe.each([[''], ['/docs']])(
             )
           )
 
-          expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+          await assertHasRedbox(browser)
           expect(await getRedboxDescription(browser)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
             `"Error: The default export is not a React Component in page: "/hmr/about7""`
           )
@@ -841,7 +842,7 @@ describe.each([[''], ['/docs']])(
             () => getBrowserBodyText(browser),
             /This is the about page/
           )
-          expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+          await assertNoRedbox(browser)
         } catch (err) {
           await next.patchFile(aboutPage, aboutContent)
 
@@ -880,7 +881,7 @@ describe.each([[''], ['/docs']])(
             )
           )
 
-          expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+          await assertHasRedbox(browser)
           expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toMatch('Failed to compile')
 
           if (process.env.TURBOPACK) {
@@ -913,7 +914,7 @@ describe.each([[''], ['/docs']])(
             () => getBrowserBodyText(browser),
             /This is the about page/
           )
-          expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+          await assertNoRedbox(browser)
         } catch (err) {
           await next.patchFile(aboutPage, aboutContent)
 
@@ -952,7 +953,7 @@ describe.each([[''], ['/docs']])(
             )
           )
 
-          expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+          await assertHasRedbox(browser)
           expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toMatch('Failed to compile')
           let redboxSource = await getRedboxSource(browser)
 
@@ -999,7 +1000,7 @@ describe.each([[''], ['/docs']])(
             () => getBrowserBodyText(browser),
             /This is the about page/
           )
-          expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+          await assertNoRedbox(browser)
         } catch (err) {
           await next.patchFile(aboutPage, aboutContent)
 
@@ -1024,7 +1025,7 @@ describe.each([[''], ['/docs']])(
           browser = await webdriver(next.url, basePath + '/hmr')
           await browser.elementByCss('#error-in-gip-link').click()
 
-          expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+          await assertHasRedbox(browser)
           expect(await getRedboxDescription(browser)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
             `"Error: an-expected-error-in-gip"`
           )
@@ -1065,7 +1066,7 @@ describe.each([[''], ['/docs']])(
         try {
           browser = await webdriver(next.url, basePath + '/hmr/error-in-gip')
 
-          expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+          await assertHasRedbox(browser)
           expect(await getRedboxDescription(browser)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
             `"Error: an-expected-error-in-gip"`
           )
@@ -1212,7 +1213,7 @@ describe.each([[''], ['/docs']])(
           pageName,
           `import hello from 'non-existent'\n` + originalContent
         )
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+        await assertHasRedbox(browser)
         await waitFor(3000)
         await next.patchFile(pageName, originalContent)
         await check(
diff --git a/test/development/basic/next-dynamic/next-dynamic.test.ts b/test/development/basic/next-dynamic/next-dynamic.test.ts
index 5e10a9a7a4d86..3b93975d4cc2d 100644
--- a/test/development/basic/next-dynamic/next-dynamic.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/basic/next-dynamic/next-dynamic.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { join } from 'path'
 import cheerio from 'cheerio'
 import webdriver from 'next-webdriver'
 import { createNext, FileRef } from 'e2e-utils'
-import { renderViaHTTP, check, hasRedbox } from 'next-test-utils'
+import { assertNoRedbox, renderViaHTTP, check } from 'next-test-utils'
 import { NextInstance } from 'e2e-utils'
 
 const customDocumentGipContent = `\
@@ -166,7 +166,7 @@ describe('next/dynamic', () => {
         try {
           browser = await webdriver(next.url, basePath + '/dynamic/no-ssr')
           await check(() => browser.elementByCss('body').text(), /navigator/)
-          expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+          await assertNoRedbox(browser)
         } finally {
           if (browser) {
             await browser.close()
@@ -179,7 +179,7 @@ describe('next/dynamic', () => {
         try {
           browser = await webdriver(next.url, basePath + '/dynamic/no-ssr-esm')
           await check(() => browser.elementByCss('body').text(), /esm.mjs/)
-          expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+          await assertNoRedbox(browser)
         } finally {
           if (browser) {
             await browser.close()
diff --git a/test/development/basic/project-directory-rename.test.ts b/test/development/basic/project-directory-rename.test.ts
index 788e203165a5c..69f77a2b2e381 100644
--- a/test/development/basic/project-directory-rename.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/basic/project-directory-rename.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import fs from 'fs-extra'
 import webdriver from 'next-webdriver'
-import { check, findPort, hasRedbox } from 'next-test-utils'
+import { assertNoRedbox, check, findPort } from 'next-test-utils'
 import { NextInstance } from 'e2e-utils'
 import { createNext } from 'e2e-utils'
 import stripAnsi from 'strip-ansi'
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ describe.skip('Project Directory Renaming', () => {
     await check(async () => {
       return (await browser.eval('window.beforeNav')) === 1 ? 'pending' : 'done'
     }, 'done')
-    expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+    await assertNoRedbox(browser)
 
     try {
       // should still HMR correctly
diff --git a/test/development/jsconfig-path-reloading/index.test.ts b/test/development/jsconfig-path-reloading/index.test.ts
index 70a39854be71a..68d3194026d49 100644
--- a/test/development/jsconfig-path-reloading/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/jsconfig-path-reloading/index.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { createNext, FileRef } from 'e2e-utils'
 import { NextInstance } from 'e2e-utils'
 import {
+  assertHasRedbox,
+  assertNoRedbox,
   check,
-  hasRedbox,
   renderViaHTTP,
   getRedboxSource,
 } from 'next-test-utils'
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ describe('jsconfig-path-reloading', () => {
           )}`
         )
 
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+        await assertHasRedbox(browser)
         expect(await getRedboxSource(browser)).toContain('"@lib/second-data"')
 
         await next.patchFile(
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ describe('jsconfig-path-reloading', () => {
           )
         )
 
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+        await assertNoRedbox(browser)
 
         const html2 = await browser.eval('document.documentElement.innerHTML')
         expect(html2).toContain('first button')
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ describe('jsconfig-path-reloading', () => {
           indexContent.replace('@mybutton', '@myotherbutton')
         )
 
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+        await assertNoRedbox(browser)
 
         await check(async () => {
           const html2 = await browser.eval('document.documentElement.innerHTML')
diff --git a/test/development/middleware-errors/index.test.ts b/test/development/middleware-errors/index.test.ts
index ae37479743dd6..fa74e35223973 100644
--- a/test/development/middleware-errors/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/middleware-errors/index.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
-import { check, getRedboxSource, hasRedbox } from 'next-test-utils'
+import {
+  assertHasRedbox,
+  assertNoRedbox,
+  check,
+  getRedboxSource,
+} from 'next-test-utils'
 import stripAnsi from 'strip-ansi'
 import { nextTestSetup } from 'e2e-utils'
 
@@ -48,9 +53,9 @@ describe('middleware - development errors', () => {
 
     it('renders the error correctly and recovers', async () => {
       const browser = await next.browser('/')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       await next.patchFile('middleware.js', `export default function () {}`)
-      await hasRedbox(browser)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
     })
   })
 
@@ -85,7 +90,7 @@ describe('middleware - development errors', () => {
 
     it('does not render the error', async () => {
       const browser = await next.browser('/')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       expect(await browser.elementByCss('#page-title')).toBeTruthy()
     })
   })
@@ -122,10 +127,10 @@ describe('middleware - development errors', () => {
 
     it('renders the error correctly and recovers', async () => {
       const browser = await next.browser('/')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxSource(browser)).toContain(`eval('test')`)
       await next.patchFile('middleware.js', `export default function () {}`)
-      await hasRedbox(browser)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
     })
   })
 
@@ -160,13 +165,13 @@ describe('middleware - development errors', () => {
 
     it('renders the error correctly and recovers', async () => {
       const browser = await next.browser('/')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       const source = await getRedboxSource(browser)
       expect(source).toContain(`throw new Error('booooom!')`)
       expect(source).toContain('middleware.js')
       expect(source).not.toContain('//middleware.js')
       await next.patchFile('middleware.js', `export default function () {}`)
-      await hasRedbox(browser)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
     })
   })
 
@@ -201,7 +206,7 @@ describe('middleware - development errors', () => {
 
     it('does not render the error', async () => {
       const browser = await next.browser('/')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       expect(await browser.elementByCss('#page-title')).toBeTruthy()
     })
   })
@@ -239,7 +244,7 @@ describe('middleware - development errors', () => {
 
     it('does not render the error', async () => {
       const browser = await next.browser('/')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       expect(await browser.elementByCss('#page-title')).toBeTruthy()
     })
   })
@@ -265,12 +270,12 @@ describe('middleware - development errors', () => {
 
     it('renders the error correctly and recovers', async () => {
       const browser = await next.browser('/')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(
         await browser.elementByCss('#nextjs__container_errors_desc').text()
       ).toEqual('Failed to compile')
       await next.patchFile('middleware.js', `export default function () {}`)
-      await hasRedbox(browser)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await browser.elementByCss('#page-title')).toBeTruthy()
     })
   })
@@ -295,11 +300,11 @@ describe('middleware - development errors', () => {
 
     it('renders the error correctly and recovers', async () => {
       const browser = await next.browser('/')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       await next.patchFile('middleware.js', `export default function () }`)
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       await next.patchFile('middleware.js', `export default function () {}`)
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       expect(await browser.elementByCss('#page-title')).toBeTruthy()
     })
   })
diff --git a/test/development/next-font/build-errors.test.ts b/test/development/next-font/build-errors.test.ts
index aa9f45c939e2f..875d0aa416028 100644
--- a/test/development/next-font/build-errors.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/next-font/build-errors.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ import { createNext, FileRef } from 'e2e-utils'
 import { NextInstance } from 'e2e-utils'
 import { join } from 'path'
 import webdriver from 'next-webdriver'
-import { getRedboxSource, hasRedbox } from 'next-test-utils'
+import {
+  assertHasRedbox,
+  assertNoRedbox,
+  getRedboxSource,
+} from 'next-test-utils'
 
 // TODO: The error overlay is not closed when restoring the working code.
 describe.skip('next/font build-errors', () => {
@@ -32,7 +36,7 @@ export default function Page() {
 `
     )
 
-    expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBeTrue()
+    await assertHasRedbox(browser)
     expect(await getRedboxSource(browser)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
       "app/page.js
       \`next/font\` error:
@@ -40,7 +44,7 @@ export default function Page() {
     `)
 
     await next.patchFile('app/page.js', content)
-    expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBeFalse()
+    await assertNoRedbox(browser)
   })
 
   it("should show a module not found error if local font file can' be resolved", async () => {
@@ -60,7 +64,7 @@ export default function Page() {
 `
     )
 
-    expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBeTrue()
+    await assertHasRedbox(browser)
     const sourceLines = (await getRedboxSource(browser)).split('\n')
 
     // Should display the file name correctly
@@ -71,6 +75,6 @@ export default function Page() {
     )
 
     await next.patchFile('app/page.js', content)
-    expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBeFalse()
+    await assertNoRedbox(browser)
   })
 })
diff --git a/test/development/next-font/font-loader-in-document-error.test.ts b/test/development/next-font/font-loader-in-document-error.test.ts
index c40ea3c2bf3b5..54f507ccf7045 100644
--- a/test/development/next-font/font-loader-in-document-error.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/next-font/font-loader-in-document-error.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { createNext, FileRef } from 'e2e-utils'
 import { NextInstance } from 'e2e-utils'
-import { getRedboxSource, hasRedbox } from 'next-test-utils'
+import { assertHasRedbox, getRedboxSource } from 'next-test-utils'
 import webdriver from 'next-webdriver'
 import { join } from 'path'
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe('font-loader-in-document-error', () => {
 
   test('next/font inside _document', async () => {
     const browser = await webdriver(next.url, '/')
-    expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBeTrue()
+    await assertHasRedbox(browser)
     if (process.env.TURBOPACK) {
       // TODO: Turbopack doesn't include pages/
       expect(await getRedboxSource(browser)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
diff --git a/test/development/pages-dir/client-navigation/index.test.ts b/test/development/pages-dir/client-navigation/index.test.ts
index 52736fe4da733..80b50b9195f41 100644
--- a/test/development/pages-dir/client-navigation/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/pages-dir/client-navigation/index.test.ts
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 /* eslint-env jest */
 
 import {
+  assertHasRedbox,
+  assertNoRedbox,
   fetchViaHTTP,
   getRedboxSource,
-  hasRedbox,
   getRedboxHeader,
   waitFor,
   check,
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ describe('Client Navigation', () => {
 
     it('should have proper error when no children are provided', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(next.appPort, '/link-no-child')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         'No children were passed to <Link> with `href` of `/about` but one child is required'
       )
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ describe('Client Navigation', () => {
 
     it('should not throw error when one number type child is provided', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(next.appPort, '/link-number-child')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       if (browser) await browser.close()
     })
 
@@ -279,7 +280,7 @@ describe('Client Navigation', () => {
       try {
         browser = await webdriver(next.appPort, '/nav')
         await browser.elementByCss('#empty-props').click()
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+        await assertHasRedbox(browser)
         expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toMatch(
           /should resolve to an object\. But found "null" instead\./
         )
@@ -1377,7 +1378,7 @@ describe('Client Navigation', () => {
       let browser
       try {
         browser = await webdriver(next.appPort, '/error-inside-browser-page')
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+        await assertHasRedbox(browser)
         const text = await getRedboxSource(browser)
         expect(text).toMatch(/An Expected error occurred/)
         expect(text).toMatch(/pages[\\/]error-inside-browser-page\.js \(5:13\)/)
@@ -1395,7 +1396,7 @@ describe('Client Navigation', () => {
           next.appPort,
           '/error-in-the-browser-global-scope'
         )
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+        await assertHasRedbox(browser)
         const text = await getRedboxSource(browser)
         expect(text).toMatch(/An Expected error occurred/)
         expect(text).toMatch(/error-in-the-browser-global-scope\.js \(2:9\)/)
@@ -1478,7 +1479,7 @@ describe('Client Navigation', () => {
         await browser.waitForElementByCss('.nav-about')
         await browser.back()
         await waitFor(1000)
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+        await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       } finally {
         if (browser) {
           await browser.close()
@@ -1498,7 +1499,7 @@ describe('Client Navigation', () => {
         await browser.waitForElementByCss('.nav-about')
         await browser.back()
         await waitFor(1000)
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+        await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       } finally {
         if (browser) {
           await browser.close()
@@ -1516,7 +1517,7 @@ describe('Client Navigation', () => {
         await browser.waitForElementByCss('.nav-about')
         await browser.back()
         await waitFor(1000)
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+        await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       } finally {
         if (browser) {
           await browser.close()
diff --git a/test/development/pages-dir/client-navigation/rendering.test.ts b/test/development/pages-dir/client-navigation/rendering.test.ts
index eea26d161712d..8e407a877e121 100644
--- a/test/development/pages-dir/client-navigation/rendering.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/pages-dir/client-navigation/rendering.test.ts
@@ -3,9 +3,9 @@
 import cheerio from 'cheerio'
 import { nextTestSetup } from 'e2e-utils'
 import {
+  assertHasRedbox,
   fetchViaHTTP,
   getRedboxHeader,
-  hasRedbox,
   renderViaHTTP,
 } from 'next-test-utils'
 import webdriver from 'next-webdriver'
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ describe('Client Navigation rendering', () => {
       const expectedErrorMessage =
         'Circular structure in "getInitialProps" result of page "/circular-json-error".'
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       const text = await getRedboxHeader(browser)
       expect(text).toContain(expectedErrorMessage)
     })
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ describe('Client Navigation rendering', () => {
       const expectedErrorMessage =
         '"InstanceInitialPropsPage.getInitialProps()" is defined as an instance method - visit https://nextjs.org/docs/messages/get-initial-props-as-an-instance-method for more information.'
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       const text = await getRedboxHeader(browser)
       expect(text).toContain(expectedErrorMessage)
     })
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ describe('Client Navigation rendering', () => {
       const expectedErrorMessage =
         '"EmptyInitialPropsPage.getInitialProps()" should resolve to an object. But found "null" instead.'
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       const text = await getRedboxHeader(browser)
       expect(text).toContain(expectedErrorMessage)
     })
@@ -193,14 +193,14 @@ describe('Client Navigation rendering', () => {
 
     test('default export is not a React Component', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(next.appPort, '/no-default-export')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       const text = await getRedboxHeader(browser)
       expect(text).toMatch(/The default export is not a React Component/)
     })
 
     test('error-inside-page', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(next.appPort, '/error-inside-page')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       const text = await getRedboxHeader(browser)
       expect(text).toMatch(/This is an expected error/)
       // Sourcemaps are applied by react-error-overlay, so we can't check them on SSR.
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ describe('Client Navigation rendering', () => {
         next.appPort,
         '/error-in-the-global-scope'
       )
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       const text = await getRedboxHeader(browser)
       expect(text).toMatch(/aa is not defined/)
       // Sourcemaps are applied by react-error-overlay, so we can't check them on SSR.
@@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ describe('Client Navigation rendering', () => {
 
     it('should show a valid error when undefined is thrown', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(next.appPort, '/throw-undefined')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       const text = await getRedboxHeader(browser)
 
       expect(text).toContain(
diff --git a/test/development/repeated-dev-edits/repeated-dev-edits.test.ts b/test/development/repeated-dev-edits/repeated-dev-edits.test.ts
index bd602b59f8c3c..adc64bcab1bf5 100644
--- a/test/development/repeated-dev-edits/repeated-dev-edits.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/repeated-dev-edits/repeated-dev-edits.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { nextTestSetup } from 'e2e-utils'
 import fs from 'fs-extra'
-import { hasRedbox } from 'next-test-utils'
+import { assertNoRedbox } from 'next-test-utils'
 import path from 'path'
 
 describe('repeated-dev-edits', () => {
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe('repeated-dev-edits', () => {
     expect(await browser.elementByCss('p').text()).toBe('version-2')
 
     // Verify no hydration mismatch:
-    expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBeFalse()
+    await assertNoRedbox(browser)
 
     await next.patchFile(
       pagePath,
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ describe('repeated-dev-edits', () => {
     expect(await browser.elementByCss('p').text()).toBe('version-3')
 
     // Verify no hydration mismatch:
-    expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBeFalse()
+    await assertNoRedbox(browser)
 
     await browser.refresh()
 
     // Verify no hydration mismatch:
-    expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBeFalse()
+    await assertNoRedbox(browser)
   })
 })
diff --git a/test/development/tsconfig-path-reloading/index.test.ts b/test/development/tsconfig-path-reloading/index.test.ts
index dab32fabe3f38..3a2adcb3ccaf5 100644
--- a/test/development/tsconfig-path-reloading/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/development/tsconfig-path-reloading/index.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 import { createNext, FileRef } from 'e2e-utils'
 import { NextInstance } from 'e2e-utils'
 import {
+  assertHasRedbox,
+  assertNoRedbox,
   check,
-  hasRedbox,
   renderViaHTTP,
   getRedboxSource,
 } from 'next-test-utils'
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ describe('tsconfig-path-reloading', () => {
           )}`
         )
 
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+        await assertHasRedbox(browser)
         expect(await getRedboxSource(browser)).toContain("'@lib/second-data'")
 
         await next.patchFile(
@@ -104,7 +105,7 @@ describe('tsconfig-path-reloading', () => {
           )
         )
 
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+        await assertNoRedbox(browser)
 
         const html2 = await browser.eval('document.documentElement.innerHTML')
         expect(html2).toContain('first button')
@@ -159,7 +160,7 @@ describe('tsconfig-path-reloading', () => {
           indexContent.replace('@mybutton', '@myotherbutton')
         )
 
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+        await assertNoRedbox(browser)
 
         await check(async () => {
           const html2 = await browser.eval('document.documentElement.innerHTML')
diff --git a/test/e2e/app-dir/actions/app-action.test.ts b/test/e2e/app-dir/actions/app-action.test.ts
index ba46424189d6b..fec271dcbf380 100644
--- a/test/e2e/app-dir/actions/app-action.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/app-dir/actions/app-action.test.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 /* eslint-disable jest/no-standalone-expect */
 import { nextTestSetup } from 'e2e-utils'
 import {
+  assertHasRedbox,
   check,
   retry,
   waitFor,
   getRedboxSource,
-  hasRedbox,
 } from 'next-test-utils'
 import type { Request, Response, Route } from 'playwright'
 import fs from 'fs-extra'
@@ -705,7 +705,7 @@ describe('app-dir action handling', () => {
             origContent + '\n\nexport const foo = 1'
           )
 
-          expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+          await assertHasRedbox(browser)
           expect(await getRedboxSource(browser)).toContain(
             'Only async functions are allowed to be exported in a "use server" file.'
           )
diff --git a/test/e2e/app-dir/app-compilation/index.test.ts b/test/e2e/app-dir/app-compilation/index.test.ts
index e1ff36fd17d8c..6a5a9129d29ca 100644
--- a/test/e2e/app-dir/app-compilation/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/app-dir/app-compilation/index.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { nextTestSetup } from 'e2e-utils'
-import { check, hasRedbox, waitFor } from 'next-test-utils'
+import { assertNoRedbox, check, waitFor } from 'next-test-utils'
 
 describe('app dir', () => {
   const { next, isNextDev, isNextStart, skipped } = nextTestSetup({
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe('app dir', () => {
         await waitFor(1000)
 
         // It should not have an error
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+        await assertNoRedbox(browser)
 
         // HMR should still work
         const code = await next.readFile('app/page-with-loading/page.js')
diff --git a/test/e2e/app-dir/app-external/app-external.test.ts b/test/e2e/app-dir/app-external/app-external.test.ts
index 61a398d84bad5..bd127b2f4de7b 100644
--- a/test/e2e/app-dir/app-external/app-external.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/app-dir/app-external/app-external.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 import { nextTestSetup } from 'e2e-utils'
-import { check, hasRedbox, retry, shouldRunTurboDevTest } from 'next-test-utils'
+import {
+  assertNoRedbox,
+  check,
+  retry,
+  shouldRunTurboDevTest,
+} from 'next-test-utils'
 
 async function resolveStreamResponse(response: any, onData?: any) {
   let result = ''
@@ -250,7 +255,7 @@ describe('app dir - external dependency', () => {
     expect($('#transpile-cjs-lib').text()).toBe('transpile-cjs-lib')
 
     const browser = await next.browser('/cjs/client')
-    expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+    await assertNoRedbox(browser)
   })
 
   it('should export client module references in esm', async () => {
diff --git a/test/e2e/app-dir/dynamic-data/dynamic-data.test.ts b/test/e2e/app-dir/dynamic-data/dynamic-data.test.ts
index 0eef0fc638efa..587fb5dc04f36 100644
--- a/test/e2e/app-dir/dynamic-data/dynamic-data.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/app-dir/dynamic-data/dynamic-data.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { nextTestSetup } from 'e2e-utils'
-import { getRedboxHeader, hasRedbox } from 'next-test-utils'
+import { assertHasRedbox, getRedboxHeader } from 'next-test-utils'
 
 process.env.__TEST_SENTINEL = 'build'
 
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ describe('dynamic-data with dynamic = "error"', () => {
     it('displays redbox when `dynamic = "error"` and dynamic data is read in dev', async () => {
       let browser = await next.browser('/cookies?foo=foosearch')
       try {
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+        await assertHasRedbox(browser)
         expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toMatch(
           'Error: Route /cookies with `dynamic = "error"` couldn\'t be rendered statically because it used `cookies`'
         )
@@ -208,7 +208,7 @@ describe('dynamic-data with dynamic = "error"', () => {
 
       browser = await next.browser('/headers?foo=foosearch')
       try {
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+        await assertHasRedbox(browser)
         expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toMatch(
           'Error: Route /headers with `dynamic = "error"` couldn\'t be rendered statically because it used `headers`'
         )
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ describe('dynamic-data with dynamic = "error"', () => {
 
       browser = await next.browser('/search?foo=foosearch')
       try {
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+        await assertHasRedbox(browser)
         expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toMatch(
           'Error: Route /search with `dynamic = "error"` couldn\'t be rendered statically because it used `searchParams`'
         )
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ describe('dynamic-data inside cache scope', () => {
     it('displays redbox when accessing dynamic data inside a cache scope', async () => {
       let browser = await next.browser('/cookies')
       try {
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+        await assertHasRedbox(browser)
         expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toMatch(
           'Error: Route /cookies used "cookies" inside a function cached with "unstable_cache(...)".'
         )
@@ -286,7 +286,7 @@ describe('dynamic-data inside cache scope', () => {
 
       browser = await next.browser('/headers')
       try {
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+        await assertHasRedbox(browser)
         expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toMatch(
           'Error: Route /headers used "headers" inside a function cached with "unstable_cache(...)".'
         )
diff --git a/test/e2e/app-dir/dynamic-href/dynamic-href.test.ts b/test/e2e/app-dir/dynamic-href/dynamic-href.test.ts
index e64e9716f5221..3bed1ca336d72 100644
--- a/test/e2e/app-dir/dynamic-href/dynamic-href.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/app-dir/dynamic-href/dynamic-href.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { nextTestSetup } from 'e2e-utils'
-import { getRedboxDescription, hasRedbox } from 'next-test-utils'
+import { assertHasRedbox, getRedboxDescription } from 'next-test-utils'
 
 describe('dynamic-href', () => {
   const {
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ describe('dynamic-href', () => {
       const browser = await next.browser('/object')
 
       // Error should show up
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBeTrue()
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxDescription(browser)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
         `"Error: Dynamic href \`/object/[slug]\` found in <Link> while using the \`/app\` router, this is not supported. Read more: https://nextjs.org/docs/messages/app-dir-dynamic-href"`
       )
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ describe('dynamic-href', () => {
       const browser = await next.browser('/string')
 
       // Error should show up
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBeTrue()
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxDescription(browser)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(
         `"Error: Dynamic href \`/object/[slug]\` found in <Link> while using the \`/app\` router, this is not supported. Read more: https://nextjs.org/docs/messages/app-dir-dynamic-href"`
       )
diff --git a/test/e2e/app-dir/errors/index.test.ts b/test/e2e/app-dir/errors/index.test.ts
index f23f148b314a5..d750e7c5ace79 100644
--- a/test/e2e/app-dir/errors/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/app-dir/errors/index.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { nextTestSetup } from 'e2e-utils'
-import { getRedboxHeader, hasRedbox, retry } from 'next-test-utils'
+import { assertHasRedbox, getRedboxHeader, retry } from 'next-test-utils'
 
 describe('app-dir - errors', () => {
   const { next, isNextDev, isNextStart, skipped } = nextTestSetup({
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ describe('app-dir - errors', () => {
       if (isNextDev) {
         // TODO: investigate desired behavior here as it is currently
         // minimized by default
-        // expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+        // await assertHasRedbox(browser)
         // expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toMatch(/this is a test/)
       } else {
         await browser
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe('app-dir - errors', () => {
           // Digest of the error message should be stable.
         ).not.toBe('')
         // TODO-APP: ensure error overlay is shown for errors that happened before/during hydration
-        // expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+        // await assertHasRedbox(browser)
         // expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toMatch(/this is a test/)
       } else {
         await browser
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ describe('app-dir - errors', () => {
       await browser.elementByCss('#error-trigger-button').click()
 
       if (isNextDev) {
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+        await assertHasRedbox(browser)
         expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toMatch(/this is a test/)
       } else {
         expect(
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ describe('app-dir - errors', () => {
       const browser = await next.browser('/global-error-boundary/server')
 
       if (isNextDev) {
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+        await assertHasRedbox(browser)
         expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toMatch(/custom server error/)
       } else {
         expect(
diff --git a/test/e2e/app-dir/global-error/basic/index.test.ts b/test/e2e/app-dir/global-error/basic/index.test.ts
index f485cee2c178b..aabc0e282916d 100644
--- a/test/e2e/app-dir/global-error/basic/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/app-dir/global-error/basic/index.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { getRedboxHeader, hasRedbox } from 'next-test-utils'
+import { assertHasRedbox, getRedboxHeader } from 'next-test-utils'
 import { nextTestSetup } from 'e2e-utils'
 
 async function testDev(browser, errorRegex) {
-  expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+  await assertHasRedbox(browser)
   expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toMatch(errorRegex)
 }
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/app-dir/global-error/layout-error/index.test.ts b/test/e2e/app-dir/global-error/layout-error/index.test.ts
index c8908ed955489..e042b84e8bced 100644
--- a/test/e2e/app-dir/global-error/layout-error/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/app-dir/global-error/layout-error/index.test.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
-import { getRedboxHeader, hasRedbox } from 'next-test-utils'
+import { assertHasRedbox, getRedboxHeader } from 'next-test-utils'
 import { nextTestSetup } from 'e2e-utils'
 
 async function testDev(browser, errorRegex) {
-  expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+  await assertHasRedbox(browser)
   expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toMatch(errorRegex)
 }
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/app-dir/loader-file-named-export-custom-loader-error/loader-file-named-export-custom-loader-error.test.ts b/test/e2e/app-dir/loader-file-named-export-custom-loader-error/loader-file-named-export-custom-loader-error.test.ts
index 82e077b1a111b..7c72ff6a0217e 100644
--- a/test/e2e/app-dir/loader-file-named-export-custom-loader-error/loader-file-named-export-custom-loader-error.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/app-dir/loader-file-named-export-custom-loader-error/loader-file-named-export-custom-loader-error.test.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 import { nextTestSetup } from 'e2e-utils'
-import { getRedboxHeader, hasRedbox } from 'next-test-utils'
+import { assertHasRedbox, getRedboxHeader } from 'next-test-utils'
 
 const errorMessage =
   'images.loaderFile detected but the file is missing default export.\nRead more: https://nextjs.org/docs/messages/invalid-images-config'
 
 async function testDev(browser, errorRegex) {
-  expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+  await assertHasRedbox(browser)
   expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toMatch(errorRegex)
 }
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/app-dir/next-after-app/index.test.ts b/test/e2e/app-dir/next-after-app/index.test.ts
index 827d028de1f20..5fffaefec451c 100644
--- a/test/e2e/app-dir/next-after-app/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/app-dir/next-after-app/index.test.ts
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ describe.each(runtimes)('unstable_after() in %s runtime', (runtimeValue) => {
           )
 
           try {
-            expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+            await session.assertHasRedbox()
             expect(await session.getRedboxDescription()).toContain(
               `Route /static with \`dynamic = "${dynamicValue}"\` couldn't be rendered statically because it used \`unstable_after\``
             )
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ describe.each(runtimes)('unstable_after() in %s runtime', (runtimeValue) => {
           '/invalid-in-client'
         )
         try {
-          expect(await session.hasRedbox()).toBe(true)
+          await session.assertHasRedbox()
           expect(await session.getRedboxSource(true)).toMatch(
             /You're importing a component that needs "?unstable_after"?\. That only works in a Server Component but one of its parents is marked with "use client", so it's a Client Component\./
           )
diff --git a/test/e2e/app-dir/next-after-pages/index.test.ts b/test/e2e/app-dir/next-after-pages/index.test.ts
index 0f54a6dbac945..ac7b5100b089b 100644
--- a/test/e2e/app-dir/next-after-pages/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/app-dir/next-after-pages/index.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 /* eslint-env jest */
 import { nextTestSetup, isNextDev } from 'e2e-utils'
-import { getRedboxSource, hasRedbox, retry } from 'next-test-utils'
+import { assertHasRedbox, getRedboxSource, retry } from 'next-test-utils'
 import * as fs from 'fs'
 import * as path from 'path'
 import * as os from 'os'
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ _describe('unstable_after() - pages', () => {
       ])('$title', async ({ path }) => {
         const browser = await next.browser(path)
 
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+        await assertHasRedbox(browser)
         expect(await getRedboxSource(browser)).toMatch(
           /You're importing a component that needs "?unstable_after"?\. That only works in a Server Component which is not supported in the pages\/ directory\./
         )
diff --git a/test/e2e/app-dir/next-font/next-font.test.ts b/test/e2e/app-dir/next-font/next-font.test.ts
index 3a86f5387ef35..fac8d092df6a3 100644
--- a/test/e2e/app-dir/next-font/next-font.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/app-dir/next-font/next-font.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { nextTestSetup, FileRef } from 'e2e-utils'
-import { getRedboxSource, hasRedbox } from 'next-test-utils'
+import { assertHasRedbox, getRedboxSource } from 'next-test-utils'
 import { join } from 'path'
 import cheerio from 'cheerio'
 
@@ -456,7 +456,7 @@ describe('app dir - next/font', () => {
               './does-not-exist.woff2'
             )
           )
-          expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBeTrue()
+          await assertHasRedbox(browser)
           expect(await getRedboxSource(browser)).toInclude(
             "Can't resolve './does-not-exist.woff2'"
           )
diff --git a/test/e2e/app-dir/not-found-default/index.test.ts b/test/e2e/app-dir/not-found-default/index.test.ts
index 4038aaff8c9a6..f590da3803306 100644
--- a/test/e2e/app-dir/not-found-default/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/app-dir/not-found-default/index.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { nextTestSetup } from 'e2e-utils'
-import { check, getRedboxDescription, hasRedbox } from 'next-test-utils'
+import { assertHasRedbox, check, getRedboxDescription } from 'next-test-utils'
 
 describe('app dir - not found with default 404 page', () => {
   const { next, isNextDev, skipped } = nextTestSetup({
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ describe('app dir - not found with default 404 page', () => {
 
     if (isNextDev) {
       await check(async () => {
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+        await assertHasRedbox(browser)
         expect(await getRedboxDescription(browser)).toMatch(
           /notFound\(\) is not allowed to use in root layout/
         )
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ describe('app dir - not found with default 404 page', () => {
     const browser = await next.browser('/?root-not-found=1')
 
     if (isNextDev) {
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxDescription(browser)).toBe(
         'Error: notFound() is not allowed to use in root layout'
       )
diff --git a/test/e2e/app-dir/root-layout/root-layout.test.ts b/test/e2e/app-dir/root-layout/root-layout.test.ts
index 70dbb4422169b..d2d4d866c8e40 100644
--- a/test/e2e/app-dir/root-layout/root-layout.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/app-dir/root-layout/root-layout.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { nextTestSetup } from 'e2e-utils'
-import { check, getRedboxSource, hasRedbox } from 'next-test-utils'
+import { assertHasRedbox, check, getRedboxSource } from 'next-test-utils'
 
 describe('app-dir root layout', () => {
   const {
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ describe('app-dir root layout', () => {
           waitHydration: false,
         })
 
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+        await assertHasRedbox(browser)
         expect(await getRedboxSource(browser)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         "Please make sure to include the following tags in your root layout: <html>, <body>.
 
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ describe('app-dir root layout', () => {
         })
         await browser.elementByCss('a').click()
 
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+        await assertHasRedbox(browser)
         expect(await getRedboxSource(browser)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         "Please make sure to include the following tags in your root layout: <html>, <body>.
 
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ describe('app-dir root layout', () => {
           waitHydration: false,
         })
 
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+        await assertHasRedbox(browser)
         expect(await getRedboxSource(browser)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
         "Please make sure to include the following tags in your root layout: <html>, <body>.
 
diff --git a/test/e2e/basepath-trailing-slash.test.ts b/test/e2e/basepath-trailing-slash.test.ts
index cce44c887ea6a..caa0e19808507 100644
--- a/test/e2e/basepath-trailing-slash.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/basepath-trailing-slash.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { join } from 'path'
 import webdriver from 'next-webdriver'
 import { createNext, FileRef } from 'e2e-utils'
 import { NextInstance } from 'e2e-utils'
-import { hasRedbox } from 'next-test-utils'
+import { assertNoRedbox } from 'next-test-utils'
 
 describe('basePath + trailingSlash', () => {
   let next: NextInstance
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe('basePath + trailingSlash', () => {
         expect(await browser.eval('window.location.search')).toBe('?query=true')
 
         if (dev) {
-          expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+          await assertNoRedbox(browser)
         }
       } finally {
         await browser.close()
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ describe('basePath + trailingSlash', () => {
         expect(await browser.eval('window.location.search')).toBe('?query=true')
 
         if (dev) {
-          expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+          await assertNoRedbox(browser)
         }
       } finally {
         await browser.close()
diff --git a/test/e2e/basepath.test.ts b/test/e2e/basepath.test.ts
index 2ff884dd381c0..dcc10e105a6e9 100644
--- a/test/e2e/basepath.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/basepath.test.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@ import webdriver from 'next-webdriver'
 import { createNext, FileRef } from 'e2e-utils'
 import { NextInstance } from 'e2e-utils'
 import {
+  assertNoRedbox,
   check,
   fetchViaHTTP,
-  hasRedbox,
   renderViaHTTP,
   waitFor,
 } from 'next-test-utils'
@@ -946,7 +946,7 @@ describe('basePath', () => {
         expect(await browser.eval('window.location.search')).toBe('?query=true')
 
         if (isDev) {
-          expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+          await assertNoRedbox(browser)
         }
       } finally {
         await browser.close()
@@ -970,7 +970,7 @@ describe('basePath', () => {
         expect(await browser.eval('window.location.search')).toBe('?query=true')
 
         if (isDev) {
-          expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+          await assertNoRedbox(browser)
         }
       } finally {
         await browser.close()
diff --git a/test/e2e/conflicting-app-page-error/index.test.ts b/test/e2e/conflicting-app-page-error/index.test.ts
index e8a675ae890b5..d81443e91cd9f 100644
--- a/test/e2e/conflicting-app-page-error/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/conflicting-app-page-error/index.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import {
+  assertHasRedbox,
+  assertNoRedbox,
   getRedboxHeader,
-  hasRedbox,
   getRedboxSource,
   retry,
   getRedboxDescription,
@@ -48,7 +49,7 @@ describe('Conflict between app file and pages file', () => {
 
   async function containConflictsError(browser, conflicts) {
     await retry(async () => {
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       if (process.env.TURBOPACK) {
         expect(await getRedboxDescription(browser)).toContain(
           'App Router and Pages Router both match path:'
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ describe('Conflict between app file and pages file', () => {
     it('should show error overlay for /another', async () => {
       await next.start()
       const browser = await next.browser('/another')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       await containConflictsError(browser, [
         ['pages/index.js', 'app/page.js'],
         ['pages/another.js', 'app/another/page.js'],
@@ -78,7 +79,7 @@ describe('Conflict between app file and pages file', () => {
 
     it('should show error overlay for /', async () => {
       const browser = await next.browser('/')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       await containConflictsError(browser, [
         ['pages/index.js', 'app/page.js'],
         ['pages/another.js', 'app/another/page.js'],
@@ -87,14 +88,14 @@ describe('Conflict between app file and pages file', () => {
 
     it('should support hmr with conflicts', async () => {
       const browser = await next.browser('/')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
 
       await next.renameFile('pages/index.js', 'pages/index2.js')
       await next.renameFile('pages/another.js', 'pages/another2.js')
 
       // Wait for successful recompilation
       await browser.loadPage(next.url + '/')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       expect(await browser.elementByCss('p').text()).toContain('index - app')
 
       await browser.loadPage(next.url + '/another')
@@ -103,23 +104,23 @@ describe('Conflict between app file and pages file', () => {
 
     it('should not show error overlay for non conflict pages under app or pages dir', async () => {
       const browser = await next.browser('/non-conflict')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toBeUndefined()
       expect(await browser.elementByCss('p').text()).toBe('non-conflict app')
 
       await browser.loadPage(next.url + '/non-conflict-pages')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toBeUndefined()
       expect(await browser.elementByCss('h1').text()).toBe('non-conflict pages')
     })
 
     it('should error again when there is new conflict', async () => {
       const browser = await next.browser('/')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
 
       // Re-trigger the conflicted errors
       await next.renameFile('pages/index2.js', 'pages/index.js')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       await containConflictsError(browser, [['pages/index.js', 'app/page.js']])
     })
   }
diff --git a/test/e2e/fetch-failures-have-good-stack-traces-in-edge-runtime/fetch-failures-have-good-stack-traces-in-edge-runtime.test.ts b/test/e2e/fetch-failures-have-good-stack-traces-in-edge-runtime/fetch-failures-have-good-stack-traces-in-edge-runtime.test.ts
index 8381bc8ce5aa9..d6b0510391053 100644
--- a/test/e2e/fetch-failures-have-good-stack-traces-in-edge-runtime/fetch-failures-have-good-stack-traces-in-edge-runtime.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/fetch-failures-have-good-stack-traces-in-edge-runtime/fetch-failures-have-good-stack-traces-in-edge-runtime.test.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import { nextTestSetup } from 'e2e-utils'
 import webdriver from 'next-webdriver'
 import {
-  hasRedbox,
+  assertHasRedbox,
   getRedboxSource,
   getRedboxDescription,
   check,
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ describe('fetch failures have good stack traces in edge runtime', () => {
     } else if (isNextDev) {
       expect(next.cliOutput).toContain('src/fetcher.js')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       const source = await getRedboxSource(browser)
 
       expect(source).toContain('async function anotherFetcher(...args)')
diff --git a/test/e2e/module-layer/module-layer.test.ts b/test/e2e/module-layer/module-layer.test.ts
index 8dca3ba952e52..982fe2cdc7249 100644
--- a/test/e2e/module-layer/module-layer.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/module-layer/module-layer.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { nextTestSetup } from 'e2e-utils'
-import { getRedboxSource, hasRedbox, retry } from 'next-test-utils'
+import { assertHasRedbox, getRedboxSource, retry } from 'next-test-utils'
 
 describe('module layer', () => {
   const { next, isNextStart, isNextDev } = nextTestSetup({
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ describe('module layer', () => {
         )
 
         await retry(async () => {
-          expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+          await assertHasRedbox(browser)
           const source = await getRedboxSource(browser)
           expect(source).toContain(
             `You're importing a component that imports client-only. It only works in a Client Component but none of its parents are marked with "use client"`
diff --git a/test/e2e/new-link-behavior/child-a-tag-error.test.ts b/test/e2e/new-link-behavior/child-a-tag-error.test.ts
index a508089c99c0b..f9f42043e54ae 100644
--- a/test/e2e/new-link-behavior/child-a-tag-error.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/new-link-behavior/child-a-tag-error.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { createNext, FileRef, isNextDev } from 'e2e-utils'
-import { getRedboxDescription, hasRedbox } from 'next-test-utils'
+import { assertHasRedbox, getRedboxDescription } from 'next-test-utils'
 import { NextInstance } from 'e2e-utils'
 import webdriver from 'next-webdriver'
 import path from 'path'
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ describe('New Link Behavior with <a> child', () => {
 
     if (isNextDev) {
       expect(next.cliOutput).toContain(msg)
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxDescription(browser)).toContain(msg)
       expect(link.length).toBe(0)
     } else {
diff --git a/test/e2e/prerender.test.ts b/test/e2e/prerender.test.ts
index 14cf6f7cfc605..ad407cc59ae79 100644
--- a/test/e2e/prerender.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/prerender.test.ts
@@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ import escapeRegex from 'escape-string-regexp'
 import { createNext, FileRef } from 'e2e-utils'
 import { NextInstance } from 'e2e-utils'
 import {
+  assertHasRedbox,
   check,
   fetchViaHTTP,
   getBrowserBodyText,
   getRedboxHeader,
-  hasRedbox,
   normalizeRegEx,
   renderViaHTTP,
   retry,
@@ -1099,7 +1099,7 @@ describe('Prerender', () => {
           // we need to reload the page to trigger getStaticProps
           await browser.refresh()
 
-          expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+          await assertHasRedbox(browser)
           const errOverlayContent = await getRedboxHeader(browser)
           const errorMsg = /oops from getStaticProps/
           expect(next.cliOutput).toMatch(errorMsg)
@@ -1239,7 +1239,7 @@ describe('Prerender', () => {
         // )
 
         // FIXME: disable this
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+        await assertHasRedbox(browser)
         expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toMatch(
           /Failed to load static props/
         )
@@ -1255,7 +1255,7 @@ describe('Prerender', () => {
         // )
 
         // FIXME: disable this
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+        await assertHasRedbox(browser)
         expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toMatch(
           /Failed to load static props/
         )
diff --git a/test/e2e/type-module-interop/index.test.ts b/test/e2e/type-module-interop/index.test.ts
index 682d1ddcadc5f..1b79198d92d27 100644
--- a/test/e2e/type-module-interop/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/e2e/type-module-interop/index.test.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { createNext } from 'e2e-utils'
 import { NextInstance } from 'e2e-utils'
-import { hasRedbox, renderViaHTTP } from 'next-test-utils'
+import { assertNoRedbox, renderViaHTTP } from 'next-test-utils'
 import webdriver from 'next-webdriver'
 import cheerio from 'cheerio'
 
@@ -95,7 +95,7 @@ describe('Type module interop', () => {
 
   it('should render client-side', async () => {
     const browser = await webdriver(next.url, '/')
-    expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+    await assertNoRedbox(browser)
     await browser.close()
   })
 
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ describe('Type module interop', () => {
 
   it('should render client-side with modules', async () => {
     const browser = await webdriver(next.url, '/modules')
-    expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+    await assertNoRedbox(browser)
     await browser.close()
   })
 })
diff --git a/test/integration/app-config-asset-prefix/test/index.test.js b/test/integration/app-config-asset-prefix/test/index.test.js
index c4c667c12f7ab..8030f06f40ac6 100644
--- a/test/integration/app-config-asset-prefix/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/integration/app-config-asset-prefix/test/index.test.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 /* eslint-env jest */
 import { join } from 'path'
 import {
+  assertNoRedbox,
   killApp,
   findPort,
   launchApp,
-  hasRedbox,
   waitFor,
 } from 'next-test-utils'
 import webdriver from 'next-webdriver'
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe('App assetPrefix config', () => {
     const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/')
     try {
       await waitFor(2000)
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       const title = await browser.elementById('title').text()
       expect(title).toBe('IndexPage')
     } finally {
diff --git a/test/integration/app-dir-export/test/utils.ts b/test/integration/app-dir-export/test/utils.ts
index d9f7cdb21ab0b..39e90b0879b85 100644
--- a/test/integration/app-dir-export/test/utils.ts
+++ b/test/integration/app-dir-export/test/utils.ts
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ export async function runTests({
       if (isDev) {
         const url = dynamicPage ? '/another/first' : '/api/json'
         const browser = await webdriver(port, url)
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+        await assertHasRedbox(browser)
         const header = await getRedboxHeader(browser)
         const source = await getRedboxSource(browser)
         expect(`${header}\n${source}`).toContain(expectedErrMsg)
diff --git a/test/integration/config-devtool-dev/test/index.test.js b/test/integration/config-devtool-dev/test/index.test.js
index e1f77a359e299..31dd14e09016e 100644
--- a/test/integration/config-devtool-dev/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/integration/config-devtool-dev/test/index.test.js
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 /* eslint-env jest */
 
 import {
+  assertHasRedbox,
   check,
   findPort,
   getRedboxSource,
-  hasRedbox,
   killApp,
   launchApp,
 } from 'next-test-utils'
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ const appDir = join(__dirname, '../')
       )
 
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       if (process.platform === 'win32') {
         // TODO: add win32 snapshot
       } else {
diff --git a/test/integration/config-output-export/test/index.test.ts b/test/integration/config-output-export/test/index.test.ts
index 4f2836a04a795..38575c1b70b11 100644
--- a/test/integration/config-output-export/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/integration/config-output-export/test/index.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 /* eslint-env jest */
 import {
+  assertHasRedbox,
+  assertNoRedbox,
   fetchViaHTTP,
   File,
   findPort,
   getRedboxHeader,
-  hasRedbox,
   killApp,
   launchApp,
 } from 'next-test-utils'
@@ -220,7 +221,7 @@ describe('config-output-export', () => {
       await killApp(app).catch(() => {})
       fs.rmSync(blog)
     }
-    expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+    await assertHasRedbox(browser)
     expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
       'ISR cannot be used with "output: export".'
     )
@@ -255,7 +256,7 @@ describe('config-output-export', () => {
       await killApp(app).catch(() => {})
       fs.rmSync(blog)
     }
-    expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+    await assertNoRedbox(browser)
   })
 
   it('should work with getStaticProps and without revalidate', async () => {
@@ -283,7 +284,7 @@ describe('config-output-export', () => {
       await killApp(app).catch(() => {})
       fs.rmSync(blog)
     }
-    expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+    await assertNoRedbox(browser)
   })
 
   it('should error with getServerSideProps without fallback', async () => {
@@ -311,7 +312,7 @@ describe('config-output-export', () => {
       await killApp(app).catch(() => {})
       fs.rmSync(blog)
     }
-    expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+    await assertHasRedbox(browser)
     expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
       'getServerSideProps cannot be used with "output: export".'
     )
@@ -351,7 +352,7 @@ describe('config-output-export', () => {
         output: 'export',
       })
       browser = await webdriver(result.port, '/posts/one')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         'getStaticPaths with "fallback: true" cannot be used with "output: export".'
       )
@@ -395,7 +396,7 @@ describe('config-output-export', () => {
         output: 'export',
       })
       browser = await webdriver(result.port, '/posts/one')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         'getStaticPaths with "fallback: blocking" cannot be used with "output: export".'
       )
@@ -445,7 +446,7 @@ describe('config-output-export', () => {
     }
     const h1 = await browser.elementByCss('h1')
     expect(await h1.text()).toContain('Hello from one')
-    expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+    await assertNoRedbox(browser)
     expect(result.stderr).toBeEmpty()
   })
 })
diff --git a/test/integration/custom-routes/test/index.test.js b/test/integration/custom-routes/test/index.test.js
index 5c630efa4570e..05af754cdb593 100644
--- a/test/integration/custom-routes/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/integration/custom-routes/test/index.test.js
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import cheerio from 'cheerio'
 import webdriver from 'next-webdriver'
 import escapeRegex from 'escape-string-regexp'
 import {
+  assertNoRedbox,
   launchApp,
   killApp,
   findPort,
@@ -21,7 +22,6 @@ import {
   getBrowserBodyText,
   waitFor,
   normalizeRegEx,
-  hasRedbox,
   check,
 } from 'next-test-utils'
 
@@ -296,7 +296,7 @@ const runTests = (isDev = false) => {
     expect(await browser.eval('window.beforeNav')).toBe(1)
 
     if (isDev) {
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
     }
   })
 
diff --git a/test/integration/dynamic-routing/test/index.test.js b/test/integration/dynamic-routing/test/index.test.js
index f2d460d1026ce..2566ca8b079fd 100644
--- a/test/integration/dynamic-routing/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/integration/dynamic-routing/test/index.test.js
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import { join, dirname } from 'path'
 import fs from 'fs-extra'
 import url from 'url'
 import {
+  assertHasRedbox,
   renderViaHTTP,
   fetchViaHTTP,
   findPort,
@@ -15,7 +16,6 @@ import {
   nextStart,
   normalizeRegEx,
   check,
-  hasRedbox,
   getRedboxHeader,
 } from 'next-test-utils'
 import cheerio from 'cheerio'
@@ -1200,7 +1200,7 @@ function runTests({ dev }) {
         await browser
           .elementByCss('#view-post-1-interpolated-incorrectly')
           .click()
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+        await assertHasRedbox(browser)
         const header = await getRedboxHeader(browser)
         expect(header).toContain(
           'The provided `href` (/[name]?another=value) value is missing query values (name) to be interpolated properly.'
diff --git a/test/integration/invalid-href/test/index.test.js b/test/integration/invalid-href/test/index.test.js
index 5543ae3ff164e..a8976ab9aeb7a 100644
--- a/test/integration/invalid-href/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/integration/invalid-href/test/index.test.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 /* eslint-env jest */
 
 import {
+  assertHasRedbox,
   findPort,
   getRedboxHeader,
-  hasRedbox,
   killApp,
   launchApp,
   nextBuild,
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ const showsError = async (pathname, regex, click = false, isWarn = false) => {
         return warnLogs.join('\n')
       }, regex)
     } else {
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       const errorContent = await getRedboxHeader(browser)
       expect(errorContent).toMatch(regex)
     }
diff --git a/test/integration/next-image-legacy/base-path/test/index.test.ts b/test/integration/next-image-legacy/base-path/test/index.test.ts
index d4832a9e58cdd..15d9cee09cf29 100644
--- a/test/integration/next-image-legacy/base-path/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/integration/next-image-legacy/base-path/test/index.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 /* eslint-env jest */
 
 import {
+  assertHasRedbox,
+  assertNoRedbox,
   check,
   findPort,
   getRedboxHeader,
-  hasRedbox,
   killApp,
   launchApp,
   nextBuild,
@@ -375,7 +376,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show missing src error', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/docs/missing-src')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
 
       await check(async () => {
         return (await browser.log()).map((log) => log.message).join('\n')
@@ -385,7 +386,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show invalid src error', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/docs/invalid-src')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         'Invalid src prop (https://google.com/test.png) on `next/image`, hostname "google.com" is not configured under images in your `next.config.js`'
       )
@@ -397,7 +398,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
         '/docs/invalid-src-proto-relative'
       )
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         'Failed to parse src "//assets.example.com/img.jpg" on `next/image`, protocol-relative URL (//) must be changed to an absolute URL (http:// or https://)'
       )
diff --git a/test/integration/next-image-legacy/default/test/index.test.ts b/test/integration/next-image-legacy/default/test/index.test.ts
index 7d57817bfbeee..a7578f60c0a9d 100644
--- a/test/integration/next-image-legacy/default/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/integration/next-image-legacy/default/test/index.test.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 import cheerio from 'cheerio'
 import validateHTML from 'html-validator'
 import {
+  assertHasRedbox,
+  assertNoRedbox,
   check,
   fetchViaHTTP,
   findPort,
   getRedboxHeader,
-  hasRedbox,
   killApp,
   launchApp,
   nextBuild,
@@ -813,7 +814,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show missing src error', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/missing-src')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
 
       await check(async () => {
         return (await browser.log()).map((log) => log.message).join('\n')
@@ -823,7 +824,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show invalid src error', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/invalid-src')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         'Invalid src prop (https://google.com/test.png) on `next/image`, hostname "google.com" is not configured under images in your `next.config.js`'
       )
@@ -832,7 +833,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show invalid src error when protocol-relative', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/invalid-src-proto-relative')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         'Failed to parse src "//assets.example.com/img.jpg" on `next/image`, protocol-relative URL (//) must be changed to an absolute URL (http:// or https://)'
       )
@@ -841,7 +842,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show error when string src and placeholder=blur and blurDataURL is missing', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/invalid-placeholder-blur')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         `Image with src "/test.png" has "placeholder='blur'" property but is missing the "blurDataURL" property.`
       )
@@ -850,7 +851,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show error when not numeric string width or height', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/invalid-width-or-height')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         `Image with src "/test.jpg" has invalid "width" or "height" property. These should be numeric values.`
       )
@@ -862,7 +863,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
         '/invalid-placeholder-blur-static'
       )
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toMatch(
         /Image with src "(.*)bmp" has "placeholder='blur'" property but is missing the "blurDataURL" property/
       )
@@ -874,7 +875,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
       await check(async () => {
         return (await browser.log()).map((log) => log.message).join('\n')
       }, /Image with src (.*)jpg(.*) may not render properly as a child of a flex container. Consider wrapping the image with a div to configure the width/gm)
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
     })
 
     it('should warn when img with layout=fill is inside a container without position relative', async () => {
@@ -899,7 +900,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
       expect(warnings).not.toMatch(
         /Image with src (.*)webp(.*) may not render properly/gm
       )
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
     })
 
     it('should warn when using a very small image with placeholder=blur', async () => {
@@ -908,7 +909,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
       const warnings = (await browser.log())
         .map((log) => log.message)
         .join('\n')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       expect(warnings).toMatch(
         /Image with src (.*)jpg(.*) is smaller than 40x40. Consider removing(.*)/gm
       )
@@ -920,7 +921,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
       const warnings = (await browser.log())
         .map((log) => log.message)
         .join('\n')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       expect(warnings).not.toMatch(
         /Expected server HTML to contain a matching/gm
       )
@@ -944,7 +945,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
         const warnings = (await browser.log())
           .map((log) => log.message)
           .join('\n')
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+        await assertNoRedbox(browser)
         expect(warnings).toMatch(
           /Image with src (.*)test(.*) was detected as the Largest Contentful Paint/gm
         )
@@ -959,7 +960,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
       const warnings = (await browser.log())
         .map((log) => log.message)
         .join('\n')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       expect(warnings).toMatch(
         /Image with src (.*)png(.*) has a "loader" property that does not implement width/gm
       )
@@ -983,7 +984,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
       const warnings = (await browser.log())
         .map((log) => log.message)
         .join('\n')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       expect(warnings).toMatch(
         /Image with src (.*)png(.*) has "sizes" property but it will be ignored/gm
       )
@@ -1004,7 +1005,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
       const warnings = (await browser.log())
         .map((log) => log.message)
         .join('\n')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       expect(warnings).not.toMatch(
         /Image with src (.*) has a "loader" property that does not implement width/gm
       )
diff --git a/test/integration/next-image-new/app-dir/test/index.test.ts b/test/integration/next-image-new/app-dir/test/index.test.ts
index ef458860a54f7..3e77d06eeda30 100644
--- a/test/integration/next-image-new/app-dir/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/integration/next-image-new/app-dir/test/index.test.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 import cheerio from 'cheerio'
 import validateHTML from 'html-validator'
 import {
+  assertHasRedbox,
+  assertNoRedbox,
   check,
   fetchViaHTTP,
   findPort,
   getRedboxHeader,
-  hasRedbox,
   killApp,
   launchApp,
   nextBuild,
@@ -798,7 +799,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
       'position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;object-fit:cover;object-position:10% 10%;color:transparent'
     )
     if (mode === 'dev') {
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       const warnings = (await browser.log())
         .map((log) => log.message)
         .join('\n')
@@ -830,7 +831,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
       'color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto'
     )
     if (mode === 'dev') {
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       const warnings = (await browser.log())
         .map((log) => log.message)
         .join('\n')
@@ -880,7 +881,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show missing src error', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/missing-src')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
 
       await check(async () => {
         return (await browser.log()).map((log) => log.message).join('\n')
@@ -890,7 +891,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show empty string src error', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/empty-string-src')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
 
       await check(async () => {
         return (await browser.log()).map((log) => log.message).join('\n')
@@ -900,7 +901,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show invalid src error', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/invalid-src')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         'Invalid src prop (https://google.com/test.png) on `next/image`, hostname "google.com" is not configured under images in your `next.config.js`'
       )
@@ -909,7 +910,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show invalid src error when protocol-relative', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/invalid-src-proto-relative')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         'Failed to parse src "//assets.example.com/img.jpg" on `next/image`, protocol-relative URL (//) must be changed to an absolute URL (http:// or https://)'
       )
@@ -917,7 +918,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
 
     it('should show invalid src with leading space', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/invalid-src-leading-space')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         'Image with src " /test.jpg" cannot start with a space or control character.'
       )
@@ -925,7 +926,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
 
     it('should show invalid src with trailing space', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/invalid-src-trailing-space')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         'Image with src "/test.png " cannot end with a space or control character.'
       )
@@ -934,7 +935,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show error when string src and placeholder=blur and blurDataURL is missing', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/invalid-placeholder-blur')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         `Image with src "/test.png" has "placeholder='blur'" property but is missing the "blurDataURL" property.`
       )
@@ -943,7 +944,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show error when invalid width prop', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/invalid-width')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         `Image with src "/test.jpg" has invalid "width" property. Expected a numeric value in pixels but received "100%".`
       )
@@ -952,7 +953,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show error when invalid Infinity width prop', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/invalid-Infinity-width')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         `Image with src "/test.jpg" has invalid "width" property. Expected a numeric value in pixels but received "Infinity".`
       )
@@ -961,7 +962,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show error when invalid height prop', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/invalid-height')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         `Image with src "/test.jpg" has invalid "height" property. Expected a numeric value in pixels but received "50vh".`
       )
@@ -970,7 +971,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show missing alt error', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/missing-alt')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
 
       await check(async () => {
         return (await browser.log()).map((log) => log.message).join('\n')
@@ -980,7 +981,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show error when missing width prop', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/missing-width')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         `Image with src "/test.jpg" is missing required "width" property.`
       )
@@ -989,7 +990,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show error when missing height prop', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/missing-height')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         `Image with src "/test.jpg" is missing required "height" property.`
       )
@@ -998,7 +999,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show error when width prop on fill image', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/invalid-fill-width')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         `Image with src "/wide.png" has both "width" and "fill" properties.`
       )
@@ -1007,7 +1008,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show error when CSS position changed on fill image', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/invalid-fill-position')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         `Image with src "/wide.png" has both "fill" and "style.position" properties. Images with "fill" always use position absolute - it cannot be modified.`
       )
@@ -1019,7 +1020,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
         '/invalid-placeholder-blur-static'
       )
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toMatch(
         /Image with src "(.*)bmp" has "placeholder='blur'" property but is missing the "blurDataURL" property/
       )
@@ -1031,7 +1032,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
       const warnings = (await browser.log())
         .map((log) => log.message)
         .join('\n')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       expect(warnings).toMatch(
         /Image with src (.*)jpg(.*) is smaller than 40x40. Consider removing(.*)/gm
       )
@@ -1043,7 +1044,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
       const warnings = (await browser.log())
         .map((log) => log.message)
         .join('\n')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       expect(warnings).not.toMatch(
         /Expected server HTML to contain a matching/gm
       )
@@ -1067,7 +1068,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
         const warnings = (await browser.log())
           .map((log) => log.message)
           .join('\n')
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+        await assertNoRedbox(browser)
         expect(warnings).toMatch(
           /Image with src (.*)test(.*) was detected as the Largest Contentful Paint/gm
         )
@@ -1082,7 +1083,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
       const warnings = (await browser.log())
         .map((log) => log.message)
         .join('\n')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       expect(warnings).toMatch(
         /Image with src (.*)png(.*) has a "loader" property that does not implement width/gm
       )
@@ -1105,7 +1106,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
       const warnings = (await browser.log())
         .map((log) => log.message)
         .join('\n')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       expect(warnings).not.toMatch(
         /Image with src (.*) has "fill" but is missing "sizes" prop. Please add it to improve page performance/gm
       )
@@ -1117,7 +1118,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
       const warnings = (await browser.log())
         .map((log) => log.message)
         .join('\n')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       expect(warnings).not.toMatch(
         /Image with src (.*) has a "loader" property that does not implement width/gm
       )
diff --git a/test/integration/next-image-new/base-path/test/index.test.js b/test/integration/next-image-new/base-path/test/index.test.js
index ecfb04eb39d27..b99165da979ee 100644
--- a/test/integration/next-image-new/base-path/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/integration/next-image-new/base-path/test/index.test.js
@@ -1,10 +1,11 @@
 /* eslint-env jest */
 
 import {
+  assertHasRedbox,
+  assertNoRedbox,
   check,
   findPort,
   getRedboxHeader,
-  hasRedbox,
   killApp,
   launchApp,
   nextBuild,
@@ -130,7 +131,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show missing src error', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/docs/missing-src')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
 
       await check(async () => {
         return (await browser.log()).map((log) => log.message).join('\n')
@@ -140,7 +141,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show invalid src error', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/docs/invalid-src')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         'Invalid src prop (https://google.com/test.png) on `next/image`, hostname "google.com" is not configured under images in your `next.config.js`'
       )
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
         '/docs/invalid-src-proto-relative'
       )
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         'Failed to parse src "//assets.example.com/img.jpg" on `next/image`, protocol-relative URL (//) must be changed to an absolute URL (http:// or https://)'
       )
diff --git a/test/integration/next-image-new/default/test/index.test.ts b/test/integration/next-image-new/default/test/index.test.ts
index 044598f895854..a40c97d2cb073 100644
--- a/test/integration/next-image-new/default/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/integration/next-image-new/default/test/index.test.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,12 @@
 import cheerio from 'cheerio'
 import validateHTML from 'html-validator'
 import {
+  assertHasRedbox,
+  assertNoRedbox,
   check,
   fetchViaHTTP,
   findPort,
   getRedboxHeader,
-  hasRedbox,
   killApp,
   launchApp,
   nextBuild,
@@ -799,7 +800,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
       'position:absolute;height:100%;width:100%;left:0;top:0;right:0;bottom:0;object-fit:cover;object-position:10% 10%;color:transparent'
     )
     if (mode === 'dev') {
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       const warnings = (await browser.log())
         .map((log) => log.message)
         .join('\n')
@@ -831,7 +832,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
       'color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto'
     )
     if (mode === 'dev') {
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       const warnings = (await browser.log())
         .map((log) => log.message)
         .join('\n')
@@ -881,7 +882,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show missing src error', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/missing-src')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
 
       await check(async () => {
         return (await browser.log()).map((log) => log.message).join('\n')
@@ -891,7 +892,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show empty string src error', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/empty-string-src')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
 
       await check(async () => {
         return (await browser.log()).map((log) => log.message).join('\n')
@@ -901,7 +902,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show invalid src error', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/invalid-src')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         'Invalid src prop (https://google.com/test.png) on `next/image`, hostname "google.com" is not configured under images in your `next.config.js`'
       )
@@ -910,7 +911,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show invalid src error when protocol-relative', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/invalid-src-proto-relative')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         'Failed to parse src "//assets.example.com/img.jpg" on `next/image`, protocol-relative URL (//) must be changed to an absolute URL (http:// or https://)'
       )
@@ -918,7 +919,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
 
     it('should show invalid src with leading space', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/invalid-src-leading-space')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         'Image with src " /test.jpg" cannot start with a space or control character.'
       )
@@ -926,7 +927,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
 
     it('should show invalid src with trailing space', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/invalid-src-trailing-space')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         'Image with src "/test.png " cannot end with a space or control character.'
       )
@@ -935,7 +936,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show error when string src and placeholder=blur and blurDataURL is missing', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/invalid-placeholder-blur')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         `Image with src "/test.png" has "placeholder='blur'" property but is missing the "blurDataURL" property.`
       )
@@ -944,7 +945,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show error when invalid width prop', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/invalid-width')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         `Image with src "/test.jpg" has invalid "width" property. Expected a numeric value in pixels but received "100%".`
       )
@@ -953,7 +954,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show error when invalid Infinity width prop', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/invalid-Infinity-width')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         `Image with src "/test.jpg" has invalid "width" property. Expected a numeric value in pixels but received "Infinity".`
       )
@@ -962,7 +963,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show error when invalid height prop', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/invalid-height')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         `Image with src "/test.jpg" has invalid "height" property. Expected a numeric value in pixels but received "50vh".`
       )
@@ -971,7 +972,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show missing alt error', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/missing-alt')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
 
       await check(async () => {
         return (await browser.log()).map((log) => log.message).join('\n')
@@ -981,7 +982,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show error when missing width prop', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/missing-width')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         `Image with src "/test.jpg" is missing required "width" property.`
       )
@@ -990,7 +991,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show error when missing height prop', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/missing-height')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         `Image with src "/test.jpg" is missing required "height" property.`
       )
@@ -999,7 +1000,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show error when width prop on fill image', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/invalid-fill-width')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         `Image with src "/wide.png" has both "width" and "fill" properties.`
       )
@@ -1008,7 +1009,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
     it('should show error when CSS position changed on fill image', async () => {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/invalid-fill-position')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(
         `Image with src "/wide.png" has both "fill" and "style.position" properties. Images with "fill" always use position absolute - it cannot be modified.`
       )
@@ -1020,7 +1021,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
         '/invalid-placeholder-blur-static'
       )
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toMatch(
         /Image with src "(.*)bmp" has "placeholder='blur'" property but is missing the "blurDataURL" property/
       )
@@ -1032,7 +1033,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
       const warnings = (await browser.log())
         .map((log) => log.message)
         .join('\n')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       expect(warnings).toMatch(
         /Image with src (.*)jpg(.*) is smaller than 40x40. Consider removing(.*)/gm
       )
@@ -1044,7 +1045,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
       const warnings = (await browser.log())
         .map((log) => log.message)
         .join('\n')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       expect(warnings).not.toMatch(
         /Expected server HTML to contain a matching/gm
       )
@@ -1068,7 +1069,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
         const warnings = (await browser.log())
           .map((log) => log.message)
           .join('\n')
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+        await assertNoRedbox(browser)
         expect(warnings).toMatch(
           /Image with src (.*)test(.*) was detected as the Largest Contentful Paint/gm
         )
@@ -1083,7 +1084,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
       const warnings = (await browser.log())
         .map((log) => log.message)
         .join('\n')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       expect(warnings).toMatch(
         /Image with src (.*)png(.*) has a "loader" property that does not implement width/gm
       )
@@ -1106,7 +1107,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
       const warnings = (await browser.log())
         .map((log) => log.message)
         .join('\n')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       expect(warnings).not.toMatch(
         /Image with src (.*) has "fill" but is missing "sizes" prop. Please add it to improve page performance/gm
       )
@@ -1118,7 +1119,7 @@ function runTests(mode) {
       const warnings = (await browser.log())
         .map((log) => log.message)
         .join('\n')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(false)
+      await assertNoRedbox(browser)
       expect(warnings).not.toMatch(
         /Image with src (.*) has a "loader" property that does not implement width/gm
       )
diff --git a/test/integration/next-image-new/export-config/test/index.test.ts b/test/integration/next-image-new/export-config/test/index.test.ts
index 2b7a067a92e2d..50601d9e6710f 100644
--- a/test/integration/next-image-new/export-config/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/integration/next-image-new/export-config/test/index.test.ts
@@ -2,9 +2,9 @@
 
 import { join } from 'path'
 import {
+  assertHasRedbox,
   findPort,
   getRedboxHeader,
-  hasRedbox,
   killApp,
   launchApp,
 } from 'next-test-utils'
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ describe('next/image with output export config', () => {
         const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/')
         const msg =
           "Image Optimization using the default loader is not compatible with `{ output: 'export' }`."
-        expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+        await assertHasRedbox(browser)
         expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toContain(msg)
         expect(stderr).toContain(msg)
       })
diff --git a/test/integration/next-image-new/invalid-image-import/test/index.test.ts b/test/integration/next-image-new/invalid-image-import/test/index.test.ts
index ed2a33f98f5a7..d6b7dfd7a696e 100644
--- a/test/integration/next-image-new/invalid-image-import/test/index.test.ts
+++ b/test/integration/next-image-new/invalid-image-import/test/index.test.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,10 @@
 
 import { join } from 'path'
 import {
+  assertHasRedbox,
   findPort,
   getRedboxHeader,
   getRedboxSource,
-  hasRedbox,
   killApp,
   launchApp,
   nextBuild,
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function runTests({ isDev }) {
   it('should show error', async () => {
     if (isDev) {
       const browser = await webdriver(appPort, '/')
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
       expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toMatch('Failed to compile')
       const source = await getRedboxSource(browser)
       if (process.env.TURBOPACK) {
diff --git a/test/integration/server-side-dev-errors/test/index.test.js b/test/integration/server-side-dev-errors/test/index.test.js
index 4ea36e815a692..fde780fe1728c 100644
--- a/test/integration/server-side-dev-errors/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/integration/server-side-dev-errors/test/index.test.js
@@ -4,11 +4,11 @@ import fs from 'fs-extra'
 import { join } from 'path'
 import webdriver from 'next-webdriver'
 import {
+  assertHasRedbox,
   killApp,
   findPort,
   launchApp,
   check,
-  hasRedbox,
   getRedboxSource,
 } from 'next-test-utils'
 import stripAnsi from 'strip-ansi'
@@ -60,11 +60,11 @@ describe('server-side dev errors', () => {
           : err
       }, 'success')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
 
       expect(await getRedboxSource(browser)).toContain('missingVar')
       await fs.writeFile(gspPage, content)
-      await hasRedbox(browser)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
     } finally {
       await fs.writeFile(gspPage, content)
     }
@@ -92,11 +92,11 @@ describe('server-side dev errors', () => {
           : err
       }, 'success')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
 
       expect(await getRedboxSource(browser)).toContain('missingVar')
       await fs.writeFile(gsspPage, content)
-      await hasRedbox(browser)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
     } finally {
       await fs.writeFile(gsspPage, content)
     }
@@ -124,11 +124,11 @@ describe('server-side dev errors', () => {
           : err
       }, 'success')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
 
       expect(await getRedboxSource(browser)).toContain('missingVar')
       await fs.writeFile(dynamicGsspPage, content)
-      await hasRedbox(browser)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
     } finally {
       await fs.writeFile(dynamicGsspPage, content)
     }
@@ -156,11 +156,11 @@ describe('server-side dev errors', () => {
           : err
       }, 'success')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
 
       expect(await getRedboxSource(browser)).toContain('missingVar')
       await fs.writeFile(apiPage, content)
-      await hasRedbox(browser)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
     } finally {
       await fs.writeFile(apiPage, content)
     }
@@ -188,11 +188,11 @@ describe('server-side dev errors', () => {
           : err
       }, 'success')
 
-      expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
 
       expect(await getRedboxSource(browser)).toContain('missingVar')
       await fs.writeFile(dynamicApiPage, content)
-      await hasRedbox(browser)
+      await assertHasRedbox(browser)
     } finally {
       await fs.writeFile(dynamicApiPage, content)
     }
diff --git a/test/integration/with-router/test/index.test.js b/test/integration/with-router/test/index.test.js
index cae14a0aaf53d..46e706d30ae5c 100644
--- a/test/integration/with-router/test/index.test.js
+++ b/test/integration/with-router/test/index.test.js
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 /* eslint-env jest */
 
 import {
+  assertHasRedbox,
   findPort,
   getRedboxHeader,
-  hasRedbox,
   killApp,
   launchApp,
   nextBuild,
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ describe('withRouter SSR', () => {
 
   it('should show an error when trying to use router methods during SSR', async () => {
     const browser = await webdriver(port, '/router-method-ssr')
-    expect(await hasRedbox(browser)).toBe(true)
+    await assertHasRedbox(browser)
     expect(await getRedboxHeader(browser)).toMatch(
       `No router instance found. you should only use "next/router" inside the client side of your app. https://`
     )
diff --git a/test/lib/development-sandbox.ts b/test/lib/development-sandbox.ts
index d5a301a2588f8..af73eeb79cae5 100644
--- a/test/lib/development-sandbox.ts
+++ b/test/lib/development-sandbox.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ import {
   getRedboxHeader,
   getRedboxSource,
   getVersionCheckerText,
-  hasRedbox,
+  assertHasRedbox,
+  assertNoRedbox,
   waitFor,
   waitForAndOpenRuntimeError,
   getRedboxDescriptionWarning,
@@ -112,8 +113,11 @@ export async function sandbox(
           )
         }
       },
-      async hasRedbox() {
-        return hasRedbox(browser)
+      async assertHasRedbox() {
+        return assertHasRedbox(browser)
+      },
+      async assertNoRedbox() {
+        return assertNoRedbox(browser)
       },
       async waitForAndOpenRuntimeError() {
         return waitForAndOpenRuntimeError(browser)
diff --git a/test/lib/next-test-utils.ts b/test/lib/next-test-utils.ts
index 60680f7080e97..efca89281f0ee 100644
--- a/test/lib/next-test-utils.ts
+++ b/test/lib/next-test-utils.ts
@@ -801,9 +801,36 @@ export async function retry<T>(
   }
 }
 
-export async function hasRedbox(browser: BrowserInterface): Promise<boolean> {
+export async function assertHasRedbox(browser: BrowserInterface) {
+  try {
+    await retry(
+      async () => {
+        const hasRedbox = await evaluate(browser, () => {
+          return Boolean(
+            [].slice
+              .call(document.querySelectorAll('nextjs-portal'))
+              .find((p) =>
+                p.shadowRoot.querySelector(
+                  '#nextjs__container_errors_label, #nextjs__container_errors_label'
+                )
+              )
+          )
+        })
+        expect(hasRedbox).toBe(true)
+      },
+      2000,
+      200
+    )
+  } catch (errorCause) {
+    const error = new Error('Expected Redbox but found none')
+    Error.captureStackTrace(error, assertHasRedbox)
+    throw error
+  }
+}
+
+export async function assertNoRedbox(browser: BrowserInterface) {
   await waitFor(5000)
-  const result = await evaluate(browser, () => {
+  const hasRedbox = await evaluate(browser, () => {
     return Boolean(
       [].slice
         .call(document.querySelectorAll('nextjs-portal'))
@@ -814,7 +841,12 @@ export async function hasRedbox(browser: BrowserInterface): Promise<boolean> {
         )
     )
   })
-  return result
+
+  if (hasRedbox) {
+    const error = new Error('Expected no Redbox but found one')
+    Error.captureStackTrace(error, assertHasRedbox)
+    throw error
+  }
 }
 
 export async function hasErrorToast(