From 55439d81a1335fa0b60dfac23bbd6f256f87fa1b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Peter Steinberger <steipete@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 9 May 2026 02:46:28 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] test: tighten update startup absence assertion

---
 src/infra/update-startup.test.ts | 6 +++++-
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/src/infra/update-startup.test.ts b/src/infra/update-startup.test.ts
index 793a1d87b1b..cf53f19377b 100644
--- a/src/infra/update-startup.test.ts
+++ b/src/infra/update-startup.test.ts
@@ -151,6 +151,10 @@ describe("update-startup", () => {
     return { log, parsed };
   }
 
+  async function expectPathMissing(targetPath: string): Promise<void> {
+    await expect(fs.stat(targetPath)).rejects.toMatchObject({ code: "ENOENT" });
+  }
+
   function createAutoUpdateSuccessMock() {
     return vi.fn().mockResolvedValue({
       ok: true,
@@ -295,7 +299,7 @@ describe("update-startup", () => {
     });
 
     expect(log.info).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
-    await expect(fs.stat(path.join(tempDir, "update-check.json"))).rejects.toThrow();
+    await expectPathMissing(path.join(tempDir, "update-check.json"));
   });
 
   it("defers stable auto-update until rollout window is due", async () => {