From 0355bc2b0d43f0beed1351ff65e566963d5855c0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Steinberger <steipete@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:09:04 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] test: suppress session lock watchdog noise

---
 src/agents/session-write-lock.ts | 7 +++++++
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/agents/session-write-lock.ts b/src/agents/session-write-lock.ts
index 3890a759338..364cc7717cd 100644
--- a/src/agents/session-write-lock.ts
+++ b/src/agents/session-write-lock.ts
@@ -221,7 +221,14 @@ function stopWatchdogTimer(): void {
   watchdogState.started = false;
 }
 
+function shouldStartBackgroundWatchdog(): boolean {
+  return process.env.VITEST !== "true" || process.env.OPENCLAW_TEST_SESSION_LOCK_WATCHDOG === "1";
+}
+
 function ensureWatchdogStarted(intervalMs: number): void {
+  if (!shouldStartBackgroundWatchdog()) {
+    return;
+  }
   const watchdogState = resolveWatchdogState();
   if (watchdogState.started) {
     return;