diff --git a/packages/hooks/hooks-claude/tests/coverage.spec.ts b/packages/hooks/hooks-claude/tests/coverage.spec.ts
index fb7705a149..4a235775bc 100644
--- a/packages/hooks/hooks-claude/tests/coverage.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/hooks/hooks-claude/tests/coverage.spec.ts
@@ -58,26 +58,29 @@ async function waitFor(predicate: () => boolean, timeout = 5000, interval = 10):
 }
 
 describe('hooks-claude coverage — config option arms + substitution + skip warning', () => {
-  it('uses the persistence locator for transcript_path and an empty string without one', async () => {
-    async function capture(sessionRoot?: string): Promise<{ payload: { transcript_path: string }; expected: string | undefined }> {
-      const d = dir()
-      const cap = join(d, 'payload')
-      const path = hooks(d, { PreToolUse: [{ hooks: [{ type: 'command', command: sh(d, 'capture.sh', `#!/usr/bin/env bash\ncat > "${cap}"\n`) }] }] })
-      const adapter = new MockAdapter([toolCallResponse('c1', 'echo', {}), textResponse('done')])
-      const ctx = await harness(path, adapter, { ...sessionRoot !== undefined ? { sessionRoot } : {} })
-      ctx.tools.register(defineTool({ name: 'echo', description: 'e', parameters: {}, async execute() { return [{ type: 'text', text: 'ok' }] } }))
-      const agent = ctx.agentLoop.create(AgentId('transcript'), { model: 'mock' })
-      agent.send([{ type: 'text', text: 'go' }])
-      await waitForIdle(ctx, agent)
-      return {
-        payload: JSON.parse(readFileSync(cap, 'utf8')) as { transcript_path: string },
-        expected: ctx.get('sessionPersistence')?.locate(agent.session.header)?.path,
-      }
+  async function captureTranscriptPath(sessionRoot?: string): Promise<{ payload: { transcript_path: string }; expected: string | undefined }> {
+    const d = dir()
+    const cap = join(d, 'payload')
+    const path = hooks(d, { PreToolUse: [{ hooks: [{ type: 'command', command: sh(d, 'capture.sh', `#!/usr/bin/env bash\ncat > "${cap}"\n`) }] }] })
+    const adapter = new MockAdapter([toolCallResponse('c1', 'echo', {}), textResponse('done')])
+    const ctx = await harness(path, adapter, { ...sessionRoot !== undefined ? { sessionRoot } : {} })
+    ctx.tools.register(defineTool({ name: 'echo', description: 'e', parameters: {}, async execute() { return [{ type: 'text', text: 'ok' }] } }))
+    const agent = ctx.agentLoop.create(AgentId('transcript'), { model: 'mock' })
+    agent.send([{ type: 'text', text: 'go' }])
+    await waitForIdle(ctx, agent)
+    return {
+      payload: JSON.parse(readFileSync(cap, 'utf8')) as { transcript_path: string },
+      expected: ctx.get('sessionPersistence')?.locate(agent.session.header)?.path,
     }
+  }
 
-    const located = await capture(dir())
+  it('uses the persistence locator for transcript_path', async () => {
+    const located = await captureTranscriptPath(dir())
     expect(located.payload.transcript_path).toBe(located.expected)
-    expect((await capture()).payload.transcript_path).toBe('')
+  })
+
+  it('uses an empty transcript_path without a persistence locator', async () => {
+    expect((await captureTranscriptPath()).payload.transcript_path).toBe('')
   })
 
   it('honors pluginRoot + projectDir substitution and warns on a skipped non-command hook', async () => {
diff --git a/packages/hooks/hooks-codex/tests/coverage.spec.ts b/packages/hooks/hooks-codex/tests/coverage.spec.ts
index 0dfac498d2..ff9508c9bc 100644
--- a/packages/hooks/hooks-codex/tests/coverage.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/hooks/hooks-codex/tests/coverage.spec.ts
@@ -51,26 +51,29 @@ async function waitFor(predicate: () => boolean, timeout = 5000, interval = 10):
 }
 
 describe('hooks-codex coverage — decision mapping paths', () => {
-  it('uses the persistence locator for transcript_path and null without one', async () => {
-    async function capture(sessionRoot?: string): Promise<{ payload: { transcript_path: string | null }; expected: string | undefined }> {
-      const d = dir()
-      const cap = join(d, 'payload')
-      const path = hooks(d, { PreToolUse: [{ hooks: [{ type: 'command', command: sh(d, 'capture.sh', `#!/usr/bin/env bash\ncat > "${cap}"\n`) }] }] })
-      const adapter = new MockAdapter([toolCallResponse('c1', 'echo', {}), textResponse('done')])
-      const ctx = await harness(path, adapter, { ...sessionRoot !== undefined ? { sessionRoot } : {} })
-      ctx.tools.register(defineTool({ name: 'echo', description: 'e', parameters: {}, async execute() { return [{ type: 'text', text: 'ok' }] } }))
-      const agent = ctx.agentLoop.create(AgentId('transcript'), { model: 'mock' })
-      agent.send([{ type: 'text', text: 'go' }])
-      await waitForIdle(ctx, agent)
-      return {
-        payload: JSON.parse(readFileSync(cap, 'utf8')) as { transcript_path: string | null },
-        expected: ctx.get('sessionPersistence')?.locate(agent.session.header)?.path,
-      }
+  async function captureTranscriptPath(sessionRoot?: string): Promise<{ payload: { transcript_path: string | null }; expected: string | undefined }> {
+    const d = dir()
+    const cap = join(d, 'payload')
+    const path = hooks(d, { PreToolUse: [{ hooks: [{ type: 'command', command: sh(d, 'capture.sh', `#!/usr/bin/env bash\ncat > "${cap}"\n`) }] }] })
+    const adapter = new MockAdapter([toolCallResponse('c1', 'echo', {}), textResponse('done')])
+    const ctx = await harness(path, adapter, { ...sessionRoot !== undefined ? { sessionRoot } : {} })
+    ctx.tools.register(defineTool({ name: 'echo', description: 'e', parameters: {}, async execute() { return [{ type: 'text', text: 'ok' }] } }))
+    const agent = ctx.agentLoop.create(AgentId('transcript'), { model: 'mock' })
+    agent.send([{ type: 'text', text: 'go' }])
+    await waitForIdle(ctx, agent)
+    return {
+      payload: JSON.parse(readFileSync(cap, 'utf8')) as { transcript_path: string | null },
+      expected: ctx.get('sessionPersistence')?.locate(agent.session.header)?.path,
     }
+  }
 
-    const located = await capture(dir())
+  it('uses the persistence locator for transcript_path', async () => {
+    const located = await captureTranscriptPath(dir())
     expect(located.payload.transcript_path).toBe(located.expected)
-    expect((await capture()).payload.transcript_path).toBeNull()
+  })
+
+  it('uses null transcript_path without a persistence locator', async () => {
+    expect((await captureTranscriptPath()).payload.transcript_path).toBeNull()
   })
 
   it('UserPromptSubmit block (exit 2) → rejected turn; default reason on empty stderr', async () => {