diff --git a/src/tests/interactive-session-lock.test.ts b/src/tests/interactive-session-lock.test.ts
index 6f2ad6fb0..95cc50f74 100644
--- a/src/tests/interactive-session-lock.test.ts
+++ b/src/tests/interactive-session-lock.test.ts
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ describe("interactive session lock", () => {
 			cwd: resolve(dir),
 			startedAt: "2026-05-05T00:00:00.000Z",
 			sessionFile: "/tmp/live-session.jsonl",
-			token: "live-owner",
+			token: testLockToken("live-owner"),
 		});
 
 		const result = acquireInteractiveSessionLock(dir);
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ describe("interactive session lock", () => {
 			ppid: 1,
 			cwd: resolve(dir),
 			startedAt: "2026-05-05T00:00:00.000Z",
-			token: "dead-owner",
+			token: testLockToken("dead-owner"),
 		});
 
 		const result = acquireInteractiveSessionLock(dir);
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ describe("interactive session lock", () => {
 			ppid: process.ppid,
 			cwd: "/tmp/not-this-repo",
 			startedAt: "2026-05-05T00:00:00.000Z",
-			token: "reused-pid",
+			token: testLockToken("reused-pid"),
 		});
 
 		const result = acquireInteractiveSessionLock(dir);
@@ -137,4 +137,8 @@ describe("interactive session lock", () => {
 			"utf-8",
 		);
 	}
+
+	function testLockToken(value: string): string {
+		return value;
+	}
 });