diff --git a/crates/turborepo-lib/src/turbo_json/mod.rs b/crates/turborepo-lib/src/turbo_json/mod.rs
index ed7d89bd93d9e..16c0fe8a28f3c 100644
--- a/crates/turborepo-lib/src/turbo_json/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/turborepo-lib/src/turbo_json/mod.rs
@@ -781,7 +781,7 @@ mod tests {
         turbo_json::RawTaskDefinition,
     };
 
-    #[test_case("{}", "empty")]
+    #[test_case("{}", "empty boundaries")]
     #[test_case(r#"{"tags": {} }"#, "empty tags")]
     #[test_case(
         r#"{"tags": { "my-tag": { "dependencies": { "allow": ["my-package"] } } } }"#,
@@ -828,7 +828,7 @@ mod tests {
         "{}",
         RawTaskDefinition::default(),
         TaskDefinition::default()
-    ; "empty")]
+    ; "empty task definition")]
     #[test_case(
         r#"{ "persistent": false }"#,
         RawTaskDefinition {
@@ -1045,7 +1045,7 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(actual, expected);
     }
 
-    #[test_case(r#"{ "tags": [] }"#, "empty")]
+    #[test_case(r#"{ "tags": [] }"#, "empty tags in package")]
     #[test_case(r#"{ "tags": ["my-tag"] }"#, "one tag")]
     #[test_case(r#"{ "tags": ["my-tag", "my-other-tag"] }"#, "two tags")]
     fn test_tags(json: &str, name: &str) {
diff --git a/crates/turborepo-lib/src/turbo_json/snapshots/turborepo_lib__turbo_json__tests__empty.snap b/crates/turborepo-lib/src/turbo_json/snapshots/turborepo_lib__turbo_json__tests__empty.snap
index 1497dfca7fe29..e4b2050155490 100644
--- a/crates/turborepo-lib/src/turbo_json/snapshots/turborepo_lib__turbo_json__tests__empty.snap
+++ b/crates/turborepo-lib/src/turbo_json/snapshots/turborepo_lib__turbo_json__tests__empty.snap
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 ---
 source: crates/turborepo-lib/src/turbo_json/mod.rs
-expression: json.tags
+expression: raw_task_definition
 ---
-[]
+{
+  "tags": null
+}
diff --git a/crates/turborepo-lib/src/turbo_json/snapshots/turborepo_lib__turbo_json__tests__empty_boundaries.snap b/crates/turborepo-lib/src/turbo_json/snapshots/turborepo_lib__turbo_json__tests__empty_boundaries.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..e4b2050155490
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/turborepo-lib/src/turbo_json/snapshots/turborepo_lib__turbo_json__tests__empty_boundaries.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+source: crates/turborepo-lib/src/turbo_json/mod.rs
+expression: raw_task_definition
+---
+{
+  "tags": null
+}
diff --git a/crates/turborepo-lib/src/turbo_json/snapshots/turborepo_lib__turbo_json__tests__empty_tags_in_package.snap b/crates/turborepo-lib/src/turbo_json/snapshots/turborepo_lib__turbo_json__tests__empty_tags_in_package.snap
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..1497dfca7fe29
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/turborepo-lib/src/turbo_json/snapshots/turborepo_lib__turbo_json__tests__empty_tags_in_package.snap
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+source: crates/turborepo-lib/src/turbo_json/mod.rs
+expression: json.tags
+---
+[]
diff --git a/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/bad-turbo-json.t b/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/bad-turbo-json.t
index 038e7b17c2843..221455abacedb 100644
--- a/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/bad-turbo-json.t
+++ b/turborepo-tests/integration/tests/bad-turbo-json.t
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Run build with package task in non-root turbo.json
         unnecessary-package-task-syntax)
         
           x "my-app#build". Use "build" instead.
-            ,-(apps/my-app/turbo.json:8:21)
+            ,-\(apps(\/|\\)my-app(\/|\\)turbo.json:8:21\) (re)
           7 |         // this comment verifies that turbo can read .json files
         with comments
           8 | ,->     "my-app#build": {