diff --git a/scripts/wk/cfg/hw.py b/scripts/wk/cfg/hw.py
index 0790cf63..d0d1efb1 100644
--- a/scripts/wk/cfg/hw.py
+++ b/scripts/wk/cfg/hw.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ BADBLOCKS_REGEX = re.compile(
   r'^Pass completed, (\d+) bad blocks found. .(\d+)/(\d+)/(\d+) errors',
   re.IGNORECASE,
   )
+BADBLOCKS_RESULTS_REGEX = re.compile(r'^(.*?)\x08.*\x08(.*)')
 BADBLOCKS_SKIP_REGEX = re.compile(r'^(Checking|\[)', re.IGNORECASE)
 CPU_CRITICAL_TEMP = 99
 CPU_FAILURE_TEMP = 90
diff --git a/scripts/wk/hw/surface_scan.py b/scripts/wk/hw/surface_scan.py
index f6452bc5..50e7eecd 100644
--- a/scripts/wk/hw/surface_scan.py
+++ b/scripts/wk/hw/surface_scan.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ from subprocess import STDOUT
 from wk.cfg.hw import (
   BADBLOCKS_LARGE_DISK,
   BADBLOCKS_REGEX,
+  BADBLOCKS_RESULTS_REGEX,
   BADBLOCKS_SKIP_REGEX,
   TEST_MODE_BADBLOCKS_LIMIT,
   )
@@ -33,6 +34,11 @@ def check_surface_scan_results(test_obj, log_path) -> None:
       if not line or BADBLOCKS_SKIP_REGEX.match(line):
         # Skip
         continue
+
+      # Clean line by removing backspaces/etc
+      line = BADBLOCKS_RESULTS_REGEX.sub(r'\1 \2', line)
+
+      # Add to report
       match = BADBLOCKS_REGEX.search(line)
       if match:
         if all(s == '0' for s in match.groups()):