diff --git a/bin/generate_tests b/bin/generate_tests
index 3a787b8..9c24367 100755
--- a/bin/generate_tests
+++ b/bin/generate_tests
@@ -142,31 +142,42 @@ END_PREAMBLE
                 ;
 
              def generate_test:
+                (.expected | type == "object") as $isobj
+                | (.expected | type == "array") as $isarr
+                | ($isobj and (.expected | has("error"))) as $iserr
+                | (if ($isobj or $isarr)
+                    then ($cmd | sub("jq -r";"jq -c"))
+                    else $cmd
+                    end) as $command
+                |
                 "\n"
                 + "@test \(.description | @sh) {\n"
                 + "    "
                 + "[[ $BATS_RUN_SKIPPED == \"true\" ]] || skip\n"
                 + "\n"
-                + "    run \($cmd) << \($Q)END_INPUT\($Q)"
+                + "    run \($command) << \($Q)END_INPUT\($Q)"
                 , if $property then {property, input} else .input end
                 , "END_INPUT\n"
-                , ( if (.expected | type == "object" and has("error"))
+                , ( if $iserr
                     then
                         "    assert_failure\n"
-                        + "    expected=\(.expected.error | @sh)\n"
+                        + "    expected=\(.expected.error | @sh)"
                     else
                         "    assert_success"
                         , ( .expected
-                            | if type | IN("array","object")
-                                then
-                                  "    expected=$(cat << \($Q)END_EXPECTED\($Q)"
-                                  , .
-                                  , "END_EXPECTED\n)"
+                            | if ($isobj or $isarr)
+                                then "    expected=\(@json | @sh)"
                                 else "    expected=\(@sh)"
                               end
                           )
                     end
-                    , "    assert_equal \"$output\" \"$expected\""
+                    ,
+                    if ($isobj and ($iserr | not))
+                    then
+                        "    assert_objects_equal \"$output\" \"$expected\""
+                    else
+                        "    assert_equal \"$output\" \"$expected\""
+                    end
                 )
                 , "}"
                 ;
@@ -177,14 +188,37 @@ END_PREAMBLE
         ' "$canonicalData"
     } \
     | awk '
-        # skip the first test
+        # un-skip the first test
         /BATS_RUN_SKIPPED/ && !seen {
             sub(/[[]/, "#[")
             seen = 1
         }
+        # indent the input
+        /^END_INPUT$/ {indent = 0}
+        indent {sub(/^/, "        ")}
+        /<< .END_INPUT/ {indent = 1}
         1
     ' \
     | tee "$testFile"
+
+    if grep -q assert_objects_equal "$testFile"; then
+        local t=$(mktemp)
+        local func=$(cat <<'END_FUNC'
+assert_objects_equal() {
+    local result=$(
+        jq -n --argjson actual "$1" \\
+              --argjson expected "$2" \\
+            '$actual == $expected'
+    )
+    [[ $result == "true" ]]
+}
+END_FUNC
+)
+        awk -v fn="$func" '
+            {print}
+            /load bats-extra/ { print ""; print fn }
+        ' "$testFile" > "$t" && mv "$t" "$testFile"
+    fi
 }
 
 [[ -d ./exercises/practice ]] || die "Run me from the repo root."
diff --git a/exercises/practice/etl/test-etl.bats b/exercises/practice/etl/test-etl.bats
index 9a8f0ab..13c4ea4 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/etl/test-etl.bats
+++ b/exercises/practice/etl/test-etl.bats
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bats
-# generated on 2022-11-02T20:59:06Z
+# generated on 2023-11-07T18:49:21Z
 load bats-extra
 
+assert_objects_equal() {
+    local result=$(
+        jq -n --argjson actual "$1" \
+              --argjson expected "$2" \
+            '$actual == $expected'
+    )
+    [[ $result == "true" ]]
+}
+
 @test 'single letter' {
     #[[ $BATS_RUN_SKIPPED == "true" ]] || skip
 
@@ -17,7 +26,7 @@ END_INPUT
 
     assert_success
     expected='{"a":1}'
-    assert_equal "$output" "$expected"
+    assert_objects_equal "$output" "$expected"
 }
 
 @test 'single score with multiple letters' {
@@ -39,7 +48,7 @@ END_INPUT
 
     assert_success
     expected='{"a":1,"e":1,"i":1,"o":1,"u":1}'
-    assert_equal "$output" "$expected"
+    assert_objects_equal "$output" "$expected"
 }
 
 @test 'multiple scores with multiple letters' {
@@ -62,7 +71,7 @@ END_INPUT
 
     assert_success
     expected='{"a":1,"d":2,"e":1,"g":2}'
-    assert_equal "$output" "$expected"
+    assert_objects_equal "$output" "$expected"
 }
 
 @test 'multiple scores with differing numbers of letters' {
@@ -117,6 +126,5 @@ END_INPUT
 
     assert_success
     expected='{"a":1,"b":3,"c":3,"d":2,"e":1,"f":4,"g":2,"h":4,"i":1,"j":8,"k":5,"l":1,"m":3,"n":1,"o":1,"p":3,"q":10,"r":1,"s":1,"t":1,"u":1,"v":4,"w":4,"x":8,"y":4,"z":10}'
-    assert_equal "$output" "$expected"
+    assert_objects_equal "$output" "$expected"
 }
-
diff --git a/exercises/practice/nucleotide-count/test-nucleotide-count.bats b/exercises/practice/nucleotide-count/test-nucleotide-count.bats
index 9a610db..5cde188 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/nucleotide-count/test-nucleotide-count.bats
+++ b/exercises/practice/nucleotide-count/test-nucleotide-count.bats
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bats
-# generated on 2022-11-02T20:59:33Z
+# generated on 2023-11-07T18:49:21Z
 load bats-extra
 
+assert_objects_equal() {
+    local result=$(
+        jq -n --argjson actual "$1" \
+              --argjson expected "$2" \
+            '$actual == $expected'
+    )
+    [[ $result == "true" ]]
+}
+
 @test 'empty strand' {
     #[[ $BATS_RUN_SKIPPED == "true" ]] || skip
 
@@ -13,7 +22,7 @@ END_INPUT
 
     assert_success
     expected='{"A":0,"C":0,"G":0,"T":0}'
-    assert_equal "$output" "$expected"
+    assert_objects_equal "$output" "$expected"
 }
 
 @test 'can count one nucleotide in single-character input' {
@@ -27,7 +36,7 @@ END_INPUT
 
     assert_success
     expected='{"A":0,"C":0,"G":1,"T":0}'
-    assert_equal "$output" "$expected"
+    assert_objects_equal "$output" "$expected"
 }
 
 @test 'strand with repeated nucleotide' {
@@ -41,7 +50,7 @@ END_INPUT
 
     assert_success
     expected='{"A":0,"C":0,"G":7,"T":0}'
-    assert_equal "$output" "$expected"
+    assert_objects_equal "$output" "$expected"
 }
 
 @test 'strand with multiple nucleotides' {
@@ -55,7 +64,7 @@ END_INPUT
 
     assert_success
     expected='{"A":20,"C":12,"G":17,"T":21}'
-    assert_equal "$output" "$expected"
+    assert_objects_equal "$output" "$expected"
 }
 
 @test 'strand with invalid nucleotides' {
@@ -71,4 +80,3 @@ END_INPUT
     expected='Invalid nucleotide in strand'
     assert_equal "$output" "$expected"
 }
-
diff --git a/exercises/practice/satellite/test-satellite.bats b/exercises/practice/satellite/test-satellite.bats
index 4e73e41..67f3aa2 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/satellite/test-satellite.bats
+++ b/exercises/practice/satellite/test-satellite.bats
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bats
-# generated on 2022-11-02T20:59:46Z
+# generated on 2023-11-07T18:49:22Z
 load bats-extra
 
+assert_objects_equal() {
+    local result=$(
+        jq -n --argjson actual "$1" \
+              --argjson expected "$2" \
+            '$actual == $expected'
+    )
+    [[ $result == "true" ]]
+}
+
 @test 'Empty tree' {
     #[[ $BATS_RUN_SKIPPED == "true" ]] || skip
 
@@ -14,7 +23,7 @@ END_INPUT
 
     assert_success
     expected='{}'
-    assert_equal "$output" "$expected"
+    assert_objects_equal "$output" "$expected"
 }
 
 @test 'Tree with one item' {
@@ -33,7 +42,7 @@ END_INPUT
 
     assert_success
     expected='{"v":"a","l":{},"r":{}}'
-    assert_equal "$output" "$expected"
+    assert_objects_equal "$output" "$expected"
 }
 
 @test 'Tree with many items' {
@@ -60,7 +69,7 @@ END_INPUT
 
     assert_success
     expected='{"v":"a","l":{"v":"i","l":{},"r":{}},"r":{"v":"x","l":{"v":"f","l":{},"r":{}},"r":{"v":"r","l":{},"r":{}}}}'
-    assert_equal "$output" "$expected"
+    assert_objects_equal "$output" "$expected"
 }
 
 @test 'Reject traversals of different length' {
@@ -130,4 +139,3 @@ END_INPUT
     expected='traversals must contain unique items'
     assert_equal "$output" "$expected"
 }
-
diff --git a/exercises/practice/two-bucket/test-two-bucket.bats b/exercises/practice/two-bucket/test-two-bucket.bats
index 8e25eaf..7c07a06 100644
--- a/exercises/practice/two-bucket/test-two-bucket.bats
+++ b/exercises/practice/two-bucket/test-two-bucket.bats
@@ -1,7 +1,16 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bats
-# generated on 2022-11-02T20:59:53Z
+# generated on 2023-11-07T18:49:23Z
 load bats-extra
 
+assert_objects_equal() {
+    local result=$(
+        jq -n --argjson actual "$1" \
+              --argjson expected "$2" \
+            '$actual == $expected'
+    )
+    [[ $result == "true" ]]
+}
+
 @test 'Measure using bucket one of size 3 and bucket two of size 5 - start with bucket one' {
     #[[ $BATS_RUN_SKIPPED == "true" ]] || skip
 
@@ -16,7 +25,7 @@ END_INPUT
 
     assert_success
     expected='{"moves":4,"goalBucket":"one","otherBucket":5}'
-    assert_equal "$output" "$expected"
+    assert_objects_equal "$output" "$expected"
 }
 
 @test 'Measure using bucket one of size 3 and bucket two of size 5 - start with bucket two' {
@@ -33,7 +42,7 @@ END_INPUT
 
     assert_success
     expected='{"moves":8,"goalBucket":"two","otherBucket":3}'
-    assert_equal "$output" "$expected"
+    assert_objects_equal "$output" "$expected"
 }
 
 @test 'Measure using bucket one of size 7 and bucket two of size 11 - start with bucket one' {
@@ -50,7 +59,7 @@ END_INPUT
 
     assert_success
     expected='{"moves":14,"goalBucket":"one","otherBucket":11}'
-    assert_equal "$output" "$expected"
+    assert_objects_equal "$output" "$expected"
 }
 
 @test 'Measure using bucket one of size 7 and bucket two of size 11 - start with bucket two' {
@@ -67,7 +76,7 @@ END_INPUT
 
     assert_success
     expected='{"moves":18,"goalBucket":"two","otherBucket":7}'
-    assert_equal "$output" "$expected"
+    assert_objects_equal "$output" "$expected"
 }
 
 @test 'Measure one step using bucket one of size 1 and bucket two of size 3 - start with bucket two' {
@@ -84,7 +93,7 @@ END_INPUT
 
     assert_success
     expected='{"moves":1,"goalBucket":"two","otherBucket":0}'
-    assert_equal "$output" "$expected"
+    assert_objects_equal "$output" "$expected"
 }
 
 @test 'Measure using bucket one of size 2 and bucket two of size 3 - start with bucket one and end with bucket two' {
@@ -101,7 +110,7 @@ END_INPUT
 
     assert_success
     expected='{"moves":2,"goalBucket":"two","otherBucket":2}'
-    assert_equal "$output" "$expected"
+    assert_objects_equal "$output" "$expected"
 }
 
 @test 'Not possible to reach the goal' {
@@ -135,7 +144,7 @@ END_INPUT
 
     assert_success
     expected='{"moves":10,"goalBucket":"two","otherBucket":0}'
-    assert_equal "$output" "$expected"
+    assert_objects_equal "$output" "$expected"
 }
 
 @test 'Goal larger than both buckets is impossible' {
@@ -154,4 +163,3 @@ END_INPUT
     expected='impossible'
     assert_equal "$output" "$expected"
 }
-