diff --git a/acceptance/.gitattributes b/acceptance/.gitattributes
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8cec723714
--- /dev/null
+++ b/acceptance/.gitattributes
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+# We should always treat new lines in text files acceptance tests in windows as \n.
+# This is important because the characters itself can be semantically important in tests.
+# For example, an additional \r character in windows changes the upload payload if you are
+# uploading the file's content to a workspace.
+*.txt text eol=lf
diff --git a/acceptance/selftest/record_cloud/workspace-file-io/test.toml b/acceptance/selftest/record_cloud/workspace-file-io/test.toml
index fa35335247..2df14096e4 100644
--- a/acceptance/selftest/record_cloud/workspace-file-io/test.toml
+++ b/acceptance/selftest/record_cloud/workspace-file-io/test.toml
@@ -1,9 +1,4 @@
-# hello, world\n base64 encoded in unix
+# hello, world\n base64 encoded
 [[Repls]]
 Old = "aGVsbG8sIHdvcmxkCg=="
 New = "[HELLO-WORLD]"
-
-# hello, world\n base64 encoded in windows
-[[Repls]]
-Old = "aGVsbG8sIHdvcmxkDQo="
-New = "[HELLO-WORLD]"