diff --git a/src/main/native-chat/agent-session-wire/structured-conversation-command-child-work.test.ts b/src/main/native-chat/agent-session-wire/structured-conversation-command-child-work.test.ts
index e0044717d19..0d4b630a4f5 100644
--- a/src/main/native-chat/agent-session-wire/structured-conversation-command-child-work.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/native-chat/agent-session-wire/structured-conversation-command-child-work.test.ts
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ function devServer(overrides: Partial<AgentChildWorkView> = {}): AgentChildWorkV
 beforeEach(async () => {
   records = []
   resetHostTestOperationIds()
-  compact.mockReset().mockResolvedValue({})
+  compact.mockReset().mockResolvedValue({ outcome: 'compacted' })
   directory = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'orca-command-child-work-'))
   store = await AgentSessionRecordStore.open({
     directory: join(directory, 'store'),