diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-workflow/src/handler/parallel.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-workflow/src/handler/parallel.rs
index 2b0aa1843..e2e46a7c8 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-workflow/src/handler/parallel.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-workflow/src/handler/parallel.rs
@@ -210,7 +210,10 @@ impl Handler for ParallelHandler {
                     services.run.emitter.notice(
                         RunNoticeLevel::Warn,
                         "parallel_base_checkpoint_failed",
-                        format!("Could not checkpoint base state before parallel branches: {e}"),
+                        format!(
+                            "Could not checkpoint base state before parallel branches: {}",
+                            fabro_sandbox::display_for_log(&e)
+                        ),
                     );
                     None
                 }
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-workflow/src/handler/prompt.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-workflow/src/handler/prompt.rs
index 502b9666e..b3e928418 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-workflow/src/handler/prompt.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-workflow/src/handler/prompt.rs
@@ -193,6 +193,7 @@ mod tests {
     use tempfile::TempDir;
 
     use super::*;
+    use crate::event::Emitter;
 
     fn make_services() -> EngineServices {
         EngineServices::test_default()
@@ -273,7 +274,7 @@ mod tests {
                 _prompt: &str,
                 _context: &Context,
                 _thread_id: Option<&str>,
-                _emitter: &Arc<crate::event::Emitter>,
+                _emitter: &Arc<Emitter>,
                 _sandbox: &Arc<dyn Sandbox>,
                 _tool_hooks: Option<Arc<dyn fabro_agent::ToolHookCallback>>,
             ) -> Result<CodergenResult, Error> {
@@ -285,7 +286,7 @@ mod tests {
                 _node: &Node,
                 _prompt: &str,
                 _system_prompt: Option<&str>,
-                _emitter: &Arc<crate::event::Emitter>,
+                _emitter: &Arc<Emitter>,
                 _stage_scope: &StageScope,
             ) -> Result<CodergenResult, Error> {
                 Ok(CodergenResult::Text {
@@ -335,7 +336,7 @@ mod tests {
                 _prompt: &str,
                 _context: &Context,
                 _thread_id: Option<&str>,
-                _emitter: &Arc<crate::event::Emitter>,
+                _emitter: &Arc<Emitter>,
                 _sandbox: &Arc<dyn Sandbox>,
                 _tool_hooks: Option<Arc<dyn fabro_agent::ToolHookCallback>>,
             ) -> Result<CodergenResult, Error> {
@@ -347,7 +348,7 @@ mod tests {
                 _node: &Node,
                 _prompt: &str,
                 _system_prompt: Option<&str>,
-                _emitter: &Arc<crate::event::Emitter>,
+                _emitter: &Arc<Emitter>,
                 _stage_scope: &StageScope,
             ) -> Result<CodergenResult, Error> {
                 Ok(CodergenResult::Text {
@@ -394,7 +395,7 @@ mod tests {
             _prompt: &str,
             _context: &Context,
             _thread_id: Option<&str>,
-            _emitter: &Arc<crate::event::Emitter>,
+            _emitter: &Arc<Emitter>,
             _sandbox: &Arc<dyn fabro_agent::Sandbox>,
             _tool_hooks: Option<Arc<dyn fabro_agent::ToolHookCallback>>,
         ) -> Result<CodergenResult, Error> {
@@ -406,7 +407,7 @@ mod tests {
             _node: &Node,
             prompt: &str,
             system_prompt: Option<&str>,
-            _emitter: &Arc<crate::event::Emitter>,
+            _emitter: &Arc<Emitter>,
             _stage_scope: &StageScope,
         ) -> Result<CodergenResult, Error> {
             *self.captured_prompt.lock().unwrap() = Some(prompt.to_string());
diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-workflow/src/pipeline/initialize.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-workflow/src/pipeline/initialize.rs
index 0b9988147..db8f5c867 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-workflow/src/pipeline/initialize.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-workflow/src/pipeline/initialize.rs
@@ -1051,6 +1051,11 @@ mod tests {
             move |event| seen.lock().unwrap().push(event.clone())
         });
 
+        // The notice we assert below is emitted before any later sandbox/setup work
+        // that could fail in this minimal fixture (no real
+        // git/devcontainer/lifecycle), so the overall result is intentionally
+        // ignored — the assertion runs against the captured event stream
+        // regardless of how `initialize` ultimately resolves.
         let _ = initialize(persisted, InitOptions {
             run_id: test_run_id(),
             run_store: {