diff --git a/PwshSpectreConsole.Tests/prompts/Read-SpectrePause.tests.ps1 b/PwshSpectreConsole.Tests/prompts/Read-SpectrePause.tests.ps1
index a0e7de0d..b9bcb0c3 100644
--- a/PwshSpectreConsole.Tests/prompts/Read-SpectrePause.tests.ps1
+++ b/PwshSpectreConsole.Tests/prompts/Read-SpectrePause.tests.ps1
@@ -6,27 +6,28 @@ Describe "Read-SpectrePause" {
     InModuleScope "PwshSpectreConsole" {
         BeforeEach {
             $testMessage = $null
-            Mock Write-SpectreHost {
-                if ($testMessage) {
-                    $Message | Should -Be $testMessage
-                }
-            }
+            Mock Write-SpectreHost -Verifiable -ParameterFilter { $Message -eq $testMessage }
+            Mock Write-SpectreHost { }
             Mock Clear-InputQueue
             Mock Set-CursorPosition
             Mock Write-Host
-            Mock Read-Host
+            Mock Read-ConsoleKey {
+                $enter = [System.ConsoleKey]::Enter
+                return [System.ConsoleKeyInfo]::new([char]$enter.value__, $enter, $false, $false, $false)
+            }
         }
 
         It "displays" {
             Read-SpectrePause
-            Assert-MockCalled -CommandName "Read-Host" -Times 1 -Exactly
+            Assert-MockCalled -CommandName "Read-ConsoleKey" -Times 1 -Exactly
         }
 
         It "displays a custom message" {
             $testMessage = Get-RandomString
             Write-Debug $testMessage
             Read-SpectrePause -Message $testMessage
-            Assert-MockCalled -CommandName "Read-Host" -Times 1 -Exactly
+            Assert-MockCalled -CommandName "Read-ConsoleKey" -Times 1 -Exactly
+            Should -InvokeVerifiable
         }
     }
 }
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diff --git a/PwshSpectreConsole/private/Read-ConsoleKey.ps1 b/PwshSpectreConsole/private/Read-ConsoleKey.ps1
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..2f02c861
--- /dev/null
+++ b/PwshSpectreConsole/private/Read-ConsoleKey.ps1
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+function Read-ConsoleKey {
+    return [console]::ReadKey($true)
+}
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diff --git a/PwshSpectreConsole/public/prompts/Read-SpectrePause.ps1 b/PwshSpectreConsole/public/prompts/Read-SpectrePause.ps1
index b04985ac..698a3cc8 100644
--- a/PwshSpectreConsole/public/prompts/Read-SpectrePause.ps1
+++ b/PwshSpectreConsole/public/prompts/Read-SpectrePause.ps1
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ function Read-SpectrePause {
     }
     Write-SpectreHost $Message -NoNewline
     do {
-        $key = [console]::ReadKey($true)
+        $key = Read-ConsoleKey
         if($AnyKey) {
             break
         }