diff --git a/test/helpers/channels/outbound-payload-contract.ts b/test/helpers/channels/outbound-payload-contract.ts
index db0d6ac2bc5..1fe2c064673 100644
--- a/test/helpers/channels/outbound-payload-contract.ts
+++ b/test/helpers/channels/outbound-payload-contract.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { expect, it, type Mock, vi } from "vitest";
+import { beforeEach, expect, it, type Mock, vi } from "vitest";
 import { createSlackOutboundPayloadHarness } from "../../../extensions/slack/contract-api.js";
 import { whatsappOutbound } from "../../../extensions/whatsapp/test-api.js";
 import {
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type { ReplyPayload } from "../../../src/auto-reply/types.js";
 import { primeChannelOutboundSendMock } from "../../../src/channels/plugins/contracts/test-helpers.js";
 import { createDirectTextMediaOutbound } from "../../../src/channels/plugins/outbound/direct-text-media.js";
 import type { ChannelOutboundAdapter } from "../../../src/channels/plugins/types.js";
+import { resetGlobalHookRunner } from "../../../src/plugins/hook-runner-global.js";
 import { loadBundledPluginTestApiSync } from "../../../src/test-utils/bundled-plugin-public-surface.js";
 type ParseZalouserOutboundTarget = (raw: string) => { threadId: string; isGroup: boolean };
 
@@ -71,6 +72,10 @@ function installChannelOutboundPayloadContractSuite(params: {
     to: string;
   };
 }) {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    resetGlobalHookRunner();
+  });
+
   it("text-only delegates to sendText", async () => {
     const { run, sendMock, to } = params.createHarness({
       payload: { text: "hello" },