diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-exe/src/lib.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-exe/src/lib.rs
index 74efc9cd4..bc96ac737 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-exe/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-exe/src/lib.rs
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@ impl ExeSandbox {
 
             // Fall back to init + fetch + checkout if directory is not empty
             if stderr.contains("not an empty directory")
-                || stderr.contains("already exists and is not an empty")
+                || stderr.contains("already exists and is not an empty directory")
             {
                 let branch = params.branch.as_deref().unwrap_or("main");
                 let fallback_script = format!(
@@ -1809,4 +1809,4 @@ mod tests {
             "glob filter should be properly escaped, got: {inner}",
         );
     }
-}
+}
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diff --git a/lib/crates/fabro-ssh/src/lib.rs b/lib/crates/fabro-ssh/src/lib.rs
index d5c5bac7a..2c175ff71 100644
--- a/lib/crates/fabro-ssh/src/lib.rs
+++ b/lib/crates/fabro-ssh/src/lib.rs
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ impl SshSandbox {
 
             // Fall back to init + fetch + checkout if directory is not empty
             if stderr.contains("not an empty directory")
-                || stderr.contains("already exists and is not an empty")
+                || stderr.contains("already exists and is not an empty directory")
             {
                 let branch = params.branch.as_deref().unwrap_or("main");
                 let fallback_script = format!(
@@ -1354,4 +1354,4 @@ mod tests {
         let sandbox = sandbox_with_mock(MockSshRunner::new());
         assert_eq!(sandbox.resolve_path("/tmp/file.txt"), "/tmp/file.txt");
     }
-}
+}
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