diff --git a/test/artifacts/phase-0-candidate.test.ts b/test/artifacts/phase-0-candidate.test.ts
index bb34f89..8b73516 100644
--- a/test/artifacts/phase-0-candidate.test.ts
+++ b/test/artifacts/phase-0-candidate.test.ts
@@ -77,25 +77,33 @@ test("isolatedEnv strips script-specific path overrides that could re-point at t
   }
 });
 
-test("packs all workspace packages into local tarballs without publishing", () => {
-  const packs = packWorkspacePackages();
-  expect(packs.map((p) => p.packageName)).toEqual([CORE, OPENCODE, CURSOR, CLI]);
-  for (const pack of packs) {
-    expect(existsSync(pack.tarball), pack.packageName).toBe(true);
-    expect(pack.sha256).toMatch(/^[0-9a-f]{64}$/);
-    expect(listTarball(pack.tarball).length, pack.packageName).toBeGreaterThan(0);
-  }
-});
+test(
+  "packs all workspace packages into local tarballs without publishing",
+  () => {
+    const packs = packWorkspacePackages();
+    expect(packs.map((p) => p.packageName)).toEqual([CORE, OPENCODE, CURSOR, CLI]);
+    for (const pack of packs) {
+      expect(existsSync(pack.tarball), pack.packageName).toBe(true);
+      expect(pack.sha256).toMatch(/^[0-9a-f]{64}$/);
+      expect(listTarball(pack.tarball).length, pack.packageName).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+    }
+  },
+  { timeout: 60_000 },
+);
 
-test("the final release candidate is byte-stable with the phase-0 pack (CA-30)", () => {
-  // Force a fresh pack against the earlier (cached) phase-0 pack: comparing two
-  // calls that both hit the module cache would be comparing an array with
-  // itself (D12). Order matters — packWorkspacePackages() must run first so the
-  // force actually repacks.
-  const packs = packWorkspacePackages();
-  const candidate = packReleaseCandidate({ force: true });
-  expect(candidate.map((p) => p.sha256)).toEqual(packs.map((p) => p.sha256));
-});
+test(
+  "the final release candidate is byte-stable with the phase-0 pack (CA-30)",
+  () => {
+    // Force a fresh pack against the earlier (cached) phase-0 pack: comparing two
+    // calls that both hit the module cache would be comparing an array with
+    // itself (D12). Order matters — packWorkspacePackages() must run first so the
+    // force actually repacks.
+    const packs = packWorkspacePackages();
+    const candidate = packReleaseCandidate({ force: true });
+    expect(candidate.map((p) => p.sha256)).toEqual(packs.map((p) => p.sha256));
+  },
+  { timeout: 60_000 },
+);
 
 test("packed adapter core dependency equals the packed core version (RR-01)", () => {
   const packs = packWorkspacePackages();
diff --git a/test/workit-core/doctor.test.ts b/test/workit-core/doctor.test.ts
index 918672b..90c2bcf 100644
--- a/test/workit-core/doctor.test.ts
+++ b/test/workit-core/doctor.test.ts
@@ -1233,10 +1233,18 @@ test(
       encoding: "utf8",
       timeout: 300_000,
     });
-    expect(r.status, r.stderr.slice(0, 2000)).toBe(0);
-    const output = `${r.stdout ?? ""}\n${r.stderr ?? ""}`;
-    expect(output).not.toMatch(/usage: git diff/);
-    expect(output).not.toMatch(/fatal: /);
+    // Head + tail: bun prints failures at the END of stderr, and a head-only
+    // slice truncated the real failing test name out of CI logs (the flake
+    // seen on the v0.9.2 sync merge).
+    const evidence = `${r.stdout ?? ""}\n${r.stderr ?? ""}`;
+    expect(
+      r.status,
+      `${r.stderr?.slice(0, 1200) ?? ""}\n---stderr tail---\n${
+        r.stderr?.slice(-1500) ?? ""
+      }\n---stdout tail---\n${r.stdout?.slice(-800) ?? ""}`,
+    ).toBe(0);
+    expect(evidence).not.toMatch(/usage: git diff/);
+    expect(evidence).not.toMatch(/fatal: /);
   },
   { timeout: 300_000 },
 );