diff --git a/test/snapshots/test/domain-inline.test.ts b/test/snapshots/test/domain-inline.test.ts
index b40ed4004..cc8e82a23 100644
--- a/test/snapshots/test/domain-inline.test.ts
+++ b/test/snapshots/test/domain-inline.test.ts
@@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ test('domain inline snapshot', async () => {
   // edit test values: score '999' -> '42' (regex still matches),
   //    status 'active' -> 'inactive' (literal mismatch)
   editFile(testFile, s => s
+    .replace(`name: 'alice',`, ``)
     .replace(`score: '999'`, `score: '42'`)
     .replace(`status: 'active'`, `status: 'inactive'`))
 
@@ -68,7 +69,26 @@ test('domain inline snapshot', async () => {
   result = await runVitest({ root, update: 'none' })
   expect(result.stderr).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
     "
-    ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Failed Tests 1 ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
+    ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Failed Tests 2 ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
+
+     FAIL  basic.test.ts > all literal
+    Error: Snapshot \`all literal 1\` mismatched
+
+    - Expected
+    + Received
+
+    - name=alice
+      age=30
+
+     ❯ basic.test.ts:5:26
+          3|
+          4| test('all literal', () => {
+          5|   expect({  age: '30' }).toMatchKvInlineSnapshot(\`
+           |                          ^
+          6|     name=alice
+          7|     age=30
+
+    ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯[1/2]⎯
 
      FAIL  basic.test.ts > with regex
     Error: Snapshot \`with regex 1\` mismatched
@@ -89,14 +109,16 @@ test('domain inline snapshot', async () => {
          13|     name=bob
          14|     score=/\\\\d+/
 
-    ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯[1/1]⎯
+    ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯[2/2]⎯
 
     "
   `)
   expect(result.errorTree()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
     Object {
       "basic.test.ts": Object {
-        "all literal": "passed",
+        "all literal": Array [
+          "Snapshot \`all literal 1\` mismatched",
+        ],
         "empty snapshot": "passed",
         "with regex": Array [
           "Snapshot \`with regex 1\` mismatched",
@@ -123,10 +145,7 @@ test('domain inline snapshot', async () => {
   //    score regex preserved, status updated to 'inactive'
   expect(readInlineSnapshots(testFile)).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
     "
-    expect({ name: 'alice', age: '30' }).toMatchKvInlineSnapshot(\`
-        name=alice
-        age=30
-      \`)
+    expect({  age: '30' }).toMatchKvInlineSnapshot(\`age=30\`)
 
     expect({ name: 'bob', score: '42', status: 'inactive' }).toMatchKvInlineSnapshot(\`
         name=bob
diff --git a/test/snapshots/test/domain.test.ts b/test/snapshots/test/domain.test.ts
index bcc4a8144..0fc2a315e 100644
--- a/test/snapshots/test/domain.test.ts
+++ b/test/snapshots/test/domain.test.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ test('domain snapshot', async () => {
 
   // edit test
   editFile(testFile, s => s
+    .replace(`name: 'alice',`, ``)
     .replace(`score: '999'`, `score: '42'`)
     .replace(`status: 'active'`, `status: 'inactive'`))
 
@@ -88,7 +89,26 @@ test('domain snapshot', async () => {
   result = await runVitest({ root, update: 'none' })
   expect(result.stderr).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
     "
-    ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Failed Tests 1 ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
+    ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯ Failed Tests 2 ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯
+
+     FAIL  basic.test.ts > all literal
+    Error: Snapshot \`all literal 1\` mismatched
+
+    - Expected
+    + Received
+
+    - name=alice
+      age=30
+
+     ❯ basic.test.ts:5:26
+          3|
+          4| test('all literal', () => {
+          5|   expect({  age: '30' }).toMatchKvSnapshot()
+           |                          ^
+          6| })
+          7|
+
+    ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯[1/2]⎯
 
      FAIL  basic.test.ts > with regex
     Error: Snapshot \`with regex 1\` mismatched
@@ -109,14 +129,16 @@ test('domain snapshot', async () => {
          10| })
          11|
 
-    ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯[1/1]⎯
+    ⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯⎯[2/2]⎯
 
     "
   `)
   expect(result.errorTree()).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
     Object {
       "basic.test.ts": Object {
-        "all literal": "passed",
+        "all literal": Array [
+          "Snapshot \`all literal 1\` mismatched",
+        ],
         "empty snapshot": "passed",
         "with regex": Array [
           "Snapshot \`with regex 1\` mismatched",
@@ -145,7 +167,6 @@ test('domain snapshot', async () => {
     "// Vitest Snapshot v1, https://vitest.dev/guide/snapshot.html
 
     exports[\`all literal 1\`] = \`
-    name=alice
     age=30
     \`;
 
diff --git a/test/snapshots/test/fixtures/domain/basic.ts b/test/snapshots/test/fixtures/domain/basic.ts
index bb44b63b5..520f28a28 100644
--- a/test/snapshots/test/fixtures/domain/basic.ts
+++ b/test/snapshots/test/fixtures/domain/basic.ts
@@ -51,12 +51,13 @@ export const kvAdapter: DomainSnapshotAdapter<KVCaptured, KVExpected> = {
     const resolvedLines: string[] = []
     let pass = true
 
-    for (const [key, actualValue] of Object.entries(captured)) {
-      const expectedValue = expected[key]
-
-      // non asserted keys are skipped (works as subset match)
-      if (typeof expectedValue === 'undefined') {
-        continue;
+    // iterate on `expected` side so extra key on `actual` side
+    // is ignored and works as subset match
+    for (const [key, expectedValue] of Object.entries(expected)) {
+      const actualValue = captured[key]
+      if (actualValue === undefined) {
+        pass = false
+        continue
       }
 
       // preserve matched pattern for normalized error diff and partial update