diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index b352b0a..635a80b 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -7,3 +7,6 @@ __pycache__/
 /dist
 /.ra-aid
 .coverage
+/.venv
+/venv
+/.idea
diff --git a/ra_aid/proc/interactive.py b/ra_aid/proc/interactive.py
index 365d130..a097fa9 100644
--- a/ra_aid/proc/interactive.py
+++ b/ra_aid/proc/interactive.py
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ import shutil
 from typing import List, Tuple
 
 
+# Add macOS detection
+IS_MACOS = os.uname().sysname == "Darwin"
+
 def run_interactive_command(cmd: List[str]) -> Tuple[bytes, int]:
     """
     Runs an interactive command with a pseudo-tty, capturing combined output.
@@ -57,7 +60,10 @@ def run_interactive_command(cmd: List[str]) -> Tuple[bytes, int]:
         os.environ['PAGER'] = ''
         
         # Run command with script for TTY and output capture
-        os.system(f"script -q -c {shlex.quote(shell_cmd)} {shlex.quote(output_path)}")
+        if IS_MACOS:
+            os.system(f"script -q {shlex.quote(output_path)} {shell_cmd}")
+        else:
+            os.system(f"script -q -c {shlex.quote(shell_cmd)} {shlex.quote(output_path)}")
 
         # Read and clean the output
         with open(output_path, "rb") as f:
diff --git a/tests/ra_aid/proc/test_interactive.py b/tests/ra_aid/proc/test_interactive.py
index 1e4e916..687b45c 100644
--- a/tests/ra_aid/proc/test_interactive.py
+++ b/tests/ra_aid/proc/test_interactive.py
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ def test_stderr_capture():
     # Use a command that definitely writes to stderr
     output, retcode = run_interactive_command(["/bin/bash", "-c", "ls /nonexistent/path"])
     assert b"No such file or directory" in output
-    assert retcode == 2  # ls returns 2 for file not found
+    assert retcode != 0  # ls returns 0 upon success
 
 
 def test_command_not_found():
@@ -51,25 +51,28 @@ def test_interactive_command():
     assert b"stderr" in output
     assert retcode == 0
 
-
 def test_large_output():
     """Test handling of commands that produce large output."""
     # Generate a large output with predictable content
     cmd = "for i in {1..10000}; do echo \"Line $i of test output\"; done"
     output, retcode = run_interactive_command(["/bin/bash", "-c", cmd])
-    
-    # Filter out script header/footer
-    lines = [line for line in output.splitlines() if b"Script" not in line and line.strip()]
-    
+
+    # Clean up specific artifacts (e.g., ^D)
+    output_cleaned = output.lstrip(b'^D')  # Remove the leading ^D if present
+
+    # Split and filter lines
+    lines = [line.strip() for line in output_cleaned.splitlines() if b"Script" not in line and line.strip()]
+
     # Verify we got all 10000 lines
-    assert len(lines) == 10000
-    
+    assert len(lines) == 10000, f"Expected 10000 lines, but got {len(lines)}"
+
     # Verify content of some lines
-    assert lines[0] == b"Line 1 of test output"
-    assert lines[999] == b"Line 1000 of test output"
-    assert lines[-1] == b"Line 10000 of test output"
-    
-    assert retcode == 0
+    assert lines[0] == b"Line 1 of test output", f"Unexpected line: {lines[0]}"
+    assert lines[999] == b"Line 1000 of test output", f"Unexpected line: {lines[999]}"
+    assert lines[-1] == b"Line 10000 of test output", f"Unexpected line: {lines[-1]}"
+
+    # Verify return code
+    assert retcode == 0, f"Unexpected return code: {retcode}"
 
 
 def test_unicode_handling():
@@ -124,9 +127,17 @@ def test_realtime_output():
     assert b"third" in lines[2]
     assert retcode == 0
 
-
 def test_tty_available():
     """Test that commands have access to a TTY."""
+    # Run the tty command
     output, retcode = run_interactive_command(["/bin/bash", "-c", "tty"])
-    assert b"/dev/pts/" in output  # Should show a PTY device
+
+    # Clean up specific artifacts (e.g., ^D)
+    output_cleaned = output.lstrip(b'^D')  # Remove leading ^D if present
+
+    # Debug: Print cleaned output
+    print(f"Cleaned TTY Output: {output_cleaned}")
+
+    # Check if the output contains a valid TTY path
+    assert b"/dev/pts/" in output_cleaned or b"/dev/ttys" in output_cleaned, f"Unexpected TTY output: {output_cleaned}"
     assert retcode == 0