diff --git a/src/cron/service.regression-fixtures.ts b/src/cron/service.regression-fixtures.ts
index 25d413a6962..98e6ed69d9e 100644
--- a/src/cron/service.regression-fixtures.ts
+++ b/src/cron/service.regression-fixtures.ts
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import { afterAll, afterEach, beforeAll, beforeEach, vi } from "vitest";
 import { clearAllBootstrapSnapshots } from "../agents/bootstrap-cache.js";
 import { clearSessionStoreCacheForTest } from "../config/sessions/store.js";
 import { resetAgentRunContextForTest } from "../infra/agent-events.js";
+import { resetCommandQueueStateForTest } from "../process/command-queue.js";
 import { useFrozenTime, useRealTime } from "../test-utils/frozen-time.js";
 import { createCronServiceState, type CronServiceDeps } from "./service/state.js";
 import type { CronJob, CronJobState } from "./types.js";
@@ -29,6 +30,7 @@ export function setupCronRegressionFixtures(options?: { prefix?: string; baseTim
   });
 
   beforeEach(() => {
+    resetCommandQueueStateForTest();
     useFrozenTime(options?.baseTimeIso ?? "2026-02-06T10:05:00.000Z");
   });
 
@@ -36,6 +38,7 @@ export function setupCronRegressionFixtures(options?: { prefix?: string; baseTim
     vi.clearAllTimers();
     vi.restoreAllMocks();
     useRealTime();
+    resetCommandQueueStateForTest();
     clearSessionStoreCacheForTest();
     resetAgentRunContextForTest();
     clearAllBootstrapSnapshots();
diff --git a/src/cron/service/ops.regression.test.ts b/src/cron/service/ops.regression.test.ts
index b1f6cc508c9..4e9468406a7 100644
--- a/src/cron/service/ops.regression.test.ts
+++ b/src/cron/service/ops.regression.test.ts
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ describe("cron service ops regressions", () => {
     const errorLogged = createDeferred<void>();
     const log = {
       ...noopLogger,
-      error: vi.fn(() => {
+      error: vi.fn<(payload: unknown, message?: string) => void>(() => {
         errorLogged.resolve();
       }),
     };