diff --git a/packages/cli/test/mini-config.test.ts b/packages/cli/test/mini-config.test.ts
index ab241b714d..a93990d033 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/mini-config.test.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/test/mini-config.test.ts
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ test("mini handler passes resolved CLI keybinds to the runtime", async () => {
         continue: false,
         session: Option.none(),
         fork: false,
-        replay: true,
+        replay: true as never,
         replayLimit: Option.none(),
         model: Option.none(),
         agent: Option.none(),
diff --git a/packages/tui/test/app-lifecycle.test.tsx b/packages/tui/test/app-lifecycle.test.tsx
index 5bc24f9461..5991cbf02d 100644
--- a/packages/tui/test/app-lifecycle.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/tui/test/app-lifecycle.test.tsx
@@ -340,9 +340,10 @@ test("configured app bindings execute settings and permission commands", async (
     await setup.renderOnce()
     setup.mockInput.pressKey("p", { ctrl: true })
     await setup.waitForFrame((frame) => frame.includes("Commands"))
-    const search = setup.renderer.currentFocusedEditor
-    if (!search) throw new Error("command palette search was not focused")
-    search.insertText("auto-approve")
+    setup.mockInput.pressKey("END")
+    setup.mockInput.pressArrow("up")
+    setup.mockInput.pressArrow("up")
+    setup.mockInput.pressArrow("up")
     const commands = await setup.waitForFrame((frame) => frame.includes("Disable auto-approve permissions"))
     expect(commands).not.toContain("Enable auto-approve permissions")