diff --git a/src/hooks/workspace.test.ts b/src/hooks/workspace.test.ts
index 974faa6612c..6fc2ae0d1db 100644
--- a/src/hooks/workspace.test.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/workspace.test.ts
@@ -132,7 +132,9 @@ describe("hooks workspace", () => {
     }
 
     const entries = loadHookEntriesFromDir({ dir: hooksRoot, source: "openclaw-workspace" });
-    expect(hookNames(entries)).not.toEqual(expect.arrayContaining(["hardlink-hook", "outside"]));
+    const names = hookNames(entries);
+    expect(names).not.toContain("hardlink-hook");
+    expect(names).not.toContain("outside");
   });
 
   it("ignores hooks with hardlinked handler aliases", () => {