diff --git a/tests/test_plot/test_misc.py b/tests/test_plot/test_misc.py
index 9ebc97de..3f430388 100644
--- a/tests/test_plot/test_misc.py
+++ b/tests/test_plot/test_misc.py
@@ -44,6 +44,8 @@ POS_DIR = 'positiondir'
 MK_TARGETS = ['position', 'archive', 'interactive_bom', 'run_erc', '3D', 'kibom_internal', 'drill', 'pcb_render',
               'print_front', 'svg_sch_def', 'svg_sch_int', 'pdf_sch_def', 'pdf_sch_int', 'fake_sch', 'update_xml',
               'run_drc']
+# If we are not running on Debian skip the text part at the top of diff PDFs
+OFFSET_Y = '0' if os.path.isfile('/etc/debian_version') is not None else '80'
 
 
 def test_skip_pre_and_outputs(test_dir):
@@ -1275,7 +1277,7 @@ def test_diff_file_1(test_dir):
     yaml = 'diff_file_'+('k5' if context.ki5() else 'k6')
     ctx = context.TestContext(test_dir, prj, yaml)
     ctx.run()
-    ctx.compare_pdf(prj+'-diff_pcb.pdf', reference='light_control-diff_pcb.pdf')
+    ctx.compare_pdf(prj+'-diff_pcb.pdf', reference='light_control-diff_pcb.pdf', off_y=OFFSET_Y)
     ctx.clean_up(keep_project=True)
 
 
@@ -1305,7 +1307,7 @@ def test_diff_git_1(test_dir):
     shutil.copy2(ctx.board_file.replace(prj, prj+'_diff'), file)
     # Run the test
     ctx.run(extra=['-b', file], no_board_file=True)
-    ctx.compare_pdf(prj+'-diff_pcb.pdf')
+    ctx.compare_pdf(prj+'-diff_pcb.pdf', off_y=OFFSET_Y)
     ctx.clean_up(keep_project=True)
 
 
@@ -1359,7 +1361,7 @@ def test_diff_git_2(test_dir):
         f.write('Bye!\n')
     # Run the test
     ctx.run(extra=['-b', file], no_board_file=True, extra_debug=True)
-    ctx.compare_pdf(prj+'-diff_pcb.pdf')
+    ctx.compare_pdf(prj+'-diff_pcb.pdf', off_y=OFFSET_Y)
     # Check the submodule was restored
     with open(some_file, 'rt') as f:
         msg = f.read()
@@ -1398,7 +1400,7 @@ def test_diff_git_3(test_dir):
     ctx.run_command(['git', 'commit', '-m', 'New version'], chdir_out=True)
     # Run the test
     ctx.run(extra=['-b', file], no_board_file=True, extra_debug=True)
-    ctx.compare_pdf(prj+'-diff_pcb.pdf')
+    ctx.compare_pdf(prj+'-diff_pcb.pdf', off_y=OFFSET_Y)
     ctx.clean_up(keep_project=True)
 
 
diff --git a/tests/utils/context.py b/tests/utils/context.py
index dd7530c4..b551b828 100644
--- a/tests/utils/context.py
+++ b/tests/utils/context.py
@@ -476,7 +476,8 @@ class TestContext(object):
     def search_not_in_file_d(self, file, texts):
         return self.search_not_in_file(os.path.join(self.sub_dir, file), texts)
 
-    def compare_image(self, image, reference=None, diff='diff.png', ref_out_dir=False, fuzz='5%', tol=0, height='87%'):
+    def compare_image(self, image, reference=None, diff='diff.png', ref_out_dir=False, fuzz='5%', tol=0, height='87%',
+                      off_y='0'):
         """ For images and single page PDFs """
         if reference is None:
             reference = image
@@ -503,7 +504,7 @@ class TestContext(object):
                image,
                reference,
                # Avoid the part where KiCad version is printed
-               '-crop', '100%x'+height+'+0+0', '+repage',
+               '-crop', '100%x'+height+'+0+'+off_y, '+repage',
                '-colorspace', 'RGB',
                self.get_out_path(diff)]
         logging.debug('Comparing images with: '+usable_cmd(cmd))
@@ -519,7 +520,7 @@ class TestContext(object):
             os.remove(png_image)
         assert ae <= tol
 
-    def compare_pdf(self, gen, reference=None, diff='diff-{}.png', height='87%'):
+    def compare_pdf(self, gen, reference=None, diff='diff-{}.png', height='87%', off_y='0'):
         """ For multi-page PDFs """
         if reference is None:
             reference = gen
@@ -544,7 +545,7 @@ class TestContext(object):
         # Compare each page
         for page in range(len(ref_pages)):
             self.compare_image('gen-'+str(page)+'.png', 'ref-'+str(page)+'.png', diff.format(page), ref_out_dir=True,
-                               height=height)
+                               height=height, off_y=off_y)
 
     def compare_txt(self, text, reference=None, diff='diff.txt'):
         if reference is None: