diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply.triggers.trigger-handling.stages-inbound-media-into-sandbox-workspace.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply.triggers.trigger-handling.stages-inbound-media-into-sandbox-workspace.test.ts
index 6d1f0338a79..a975e7c11ae 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply.triggers.trigger-handling.stages-inbound-media-into-sandbox-workspace.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply.triggers.trigger-handling.stages-inbound-media-into-sandbox-workspace.test.ts
@@ -207,12 +207,13 @@ describe("stageSandboxMedia", () => {
           workspaceDir,
         });
 
-        await expect(
-          fs.stat(join(sandboxDir, "media", "inbound", basename(sensitiveFile))),
-        ).rejects.toSatisfy((error) => {
-          expect((error as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code).toBe("ENOENT");
-          return true;
-        });
+        let stagedStatError: NodeJS.ErrnoException | undefined;
+        try {
+          await fs.stat(join(sandboxDir, "media", "inbound", basename(sensitiveFile)));
+        } catch (error) {
+          stagedStatError = error as NodeJS.ErrnoException;
+        }
+        expect(stagedStatError?.code).toBe("ENOENT");
         expect(ctx.MediaPath).toBe(sensitiveFile);
       }
 
@@ -289,12 +290,13 @@ describe("stageSandboxMedia", () => {
         workspaceDir,
       });
 
-      await expect(
-        fs.stat(join(sandboxDir, "media", "inbound", basename(mediaPath))),
-      ).rejects.toSatisfy((error) => {
-        expect((error as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code).toBe("ENOENT");
-        return true;
-      });
+      let stagedStatError: NodeJS.ErrnoException | undefined;
+      try {
+        await fs.stat(join(sandboxDir, "media", "inbound", basename(mediaPath)));
+      } catch (error) {
+        stagedStatError = error as NodeJS.ErrnoException;
+      }
+      expect(stagedStatError?.code).toBe("ENOENT");
       expect(ctx.MediaPath).toBe(mediaPath);
       expect(sessionCtx.MediaPath).toBe(mediaPath);
     });
diff --git a/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner-session-reset.test.ts b/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner-session-reset.test.ts
index 7847b4565fd..edec3a80981 100644
--- a/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner-session-reset.test.ts
+++ b/src/auto-reply/reply/agent-runner-session-reset.test.ts
@@ -13,10 +13,13 @@ const refreshQueuedFollowupSessionMock = vi.fn();
 const errorMock = vi.fn();
 
 async function expectPathMissing(targetPath: string): Promise<void> {
-  await expect(fs.access(targetPath)).rejects.toSatisfy((error) => {
-    expect((error as NodeJS.ErrnoException).code).toBe("ENOENT");
-    return true;
-  });
+  let accessError: NodeJS.ErrnoException | undefined;
+  try {
+    await fs.access(targetPath);
+  } catch (error) {
+    accessError = error as NodeJS.ErrnoException;
+  }
+  expect(accessError?.code).toBe("ENOENT");
 }
 
 describe("resetReplyRunSession", () => {