diff --git a/src/cron/service/ops.test.ts b/src/cron/service/ops.test.ts
index 69b9f1f0dc4..5e1ba391100 100644
--- a/src/cron/service/ops.test.ts
+++ b/src/cron/service/ops.test.ts
@@ -41,6 +41,21 @@ function createTimedOutIsolatedCronState(params: { storePath: string; now: numbe
   });
 }
 
+function createOkIsolatedCronState(params: { storePath: string; now: number; summary?: string }) {
+  return createCronServiceState({
+    storePath: params.storePath,
+    cronEnabled: true,
+    log: logger,
+    nowMs: () => params.now,
+    enqueueSystemEvent: vi.fn(),
+    requestHeartbeatNow: vi.fn(),
+    runIsolatedAgentJob: vi.fn(async () => ({
+      status: "ok" as const,
+      ...(params.summary === undefined ? {} : { summary: params.summary }),
+    })),
+  });
+}
+
 function createInterruptedMainJob(now: number): CronJob {
   return {
     id: "startup-interrupted",
@@ -75,6 +90,25 @@ function createDueIsolatedJob(now: number): CronJob {
   };
 }
 
+async function writeDueIsolatedJobSnapshot(storePath: string, now: number) {
+  await writeCronStoreSnapshot({
+    storePath,
+    jobs: [createDueIsolatedJob(now)],
+  });
+}
+
+async function expectDueIsolatedManualRunProgresses(storePath: string, now: number) {
+  const state = createOkIsolatedCronState({ storePath, now, summary: "done" });
+
+  await expect(run(state, "isolated-timeout")).resolves.toEqual({ ok: true, ran: true });
+
+  const persisted = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(storePath, "utf8")) as {
+    jobs: CronJob[];
+  };
+  expect(persisted.jobs[0]?.state.runningAtMs).toBeUndefined();
+  expect(persisted.jobs[0]?.state.lastStatus).toBe("ok");
+}
+
 function createMissedIsolatedJob(now: number): CronJob {
   return {
     id: "startup-timeout",
@@ -150,10 +184,7 @@ describe("cron service ops seam coverage", () => {
     const now = Date.parse("2026-03-23T12:00:00.000Z");
     const restoreStateDir = withStateDirForStorePath(storePath);
 
-    await writeCronStoreSnapshot({
-      storePath,
-      jobs: [createDueIsolatedJob(now)],
-    });
+    await writeDueIsolatedJobSnapshot(storePath, now);
 
     const state = createTimedOutIsolatedCronState({
       storePath,
@@ -186,23 +217,7 @@ describe("cron service ops seam coverage", () => {
         throw new Error("disk full");
       });
 
-    const state = createCronServiceState({
-      storePath,
-      cronEnabled: true,
-      log: logger,
-      nowMs: () => now,
-      enqueueSystemEvent: vi.fn(),
-      requestHeartbeatNow: vi.fn(),
-      runIsolatedAgentJob: vi.fn(async () => ({ status: "ok" as const, summary: "done" })),
-    });
-
-    await expect(run(state, "isolated-timeout")).resolves.toEqual({ ok: true, ran: true });
-
-    const persisted = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(storePath, "utf8")) as {
-      jobs: CronJob[];
-    };
-    expect(persisted.jobs[0]?.state.runningAtMs).toBeUndefined();
-    expect(persisted.jobs[0]?.state.lastStatus).toBe("ok");
+    await expectDueIsolatedManualRunProgresses(storePath, now);
     expect(logger.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.objectContaining({ jobId: "isolated-timeout" }),
       "cron: failed to create task ledger record",
@@ -219,10 +234,7 @@ describe("cron service ops seam coverage", () => {
     process.env.OPENCLAW_STATE_DIR = stateRoot;
     resetTaskRegistryForTests();
 
-    await writeCronStoreSnapshot({
-      storePath,
-      jobs: [createDueIsolatedJob(now)],
-    });
+    await writeDueIsolatedJobSnapshot(storePath, now);
 
     const updateTaskRecordSpy = vi
       .spyOn(taskExecutor, "completeTaskRunByRunId")
@@ -230,23 +242,7 @@ describe("cron service ops seam coverage", () => {
         throw new Error("disk full");
       });
 
-    const state = createCronServiceState({
-      storePath,
-      cronEnabled: true,
-      log: logger,
-      nowMs: () => now,
-      enqueueSystemEvent: vi.fn(),
-      requestHeartbeatNow: vi.fn(),
-      runIsolatedAgentJob: vi.fn(async () => ({ status: "ok" as const, summary: "done" })),
-    });
-
-    await expect(run(state, "isolated-timeout")).resolves.toEqual({ ok: true, ran: true });
-
-    const persisted = JSON.parse(await fs.readFile(storePath, "utf8")) as {
-      jobs: CronJob[];
-    };
-    expect(persisted.jobs[0]?.state.runningAtMs).toBeUndefined();
-    expect(persisted.jobs[0]?.state.lastStatus).toBe("ok");
+    await expectDueIsolatedManualRunProgresses(storePath, now);
     expect(logger.warn).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
       expect.objectContaining({ jobStatus: "ok" }),
       "cron: failed to update task ledger record",
@@ -284,15 +280,7 @@ describe("cron service ops seam coverage", () => {
       ],
     });
 
-    const state = createCronServiceState({
-      storePath,
-      cronEnabled: true,
-      log: logger,
-      nowMs: () => now,
-      enqueueSystemEvent: vi.fn(),
-      requestHeartbeatNow: vi.fn(),
-      runIsolatedAgentJob: vi.fn(async () => ({ status: "ok" as const })),
-    });
+    const state = createOkIsolatedCronState({ storePath, now });
 
     const updated = await update(state, "daily-report", { description: "edited" });
 
@@ -322,15 +310,7 @@ describe("cron service ops seam coverage", () => {
       ],
     });
 
-    const state = createCronServiceState({
-      storePath,
-      cronEnabled: true,
-      log: logger,
-      nowMs: () => now,
-      enqueueSystemEvent: vi.fn(),
-      requestHeartbeatNow: vi.fn(),
-      runIsolatedAgentJob: vi.fn(async () => ({ status: "ok" as const })),
-    });
+    const state = createOkIsolatedCronState({ storePath, now });
 
     const updated = await update(state, "broken-job", { description: "fixed" });