diff --git a/.github/actions/azure-functions-integration-setup/action.yml b/.github/actions/azure-functions-integration-setup/action.yml
index 99b8207a82..f0de0f6797 100644
--- a/.github/actions/azure-functions-integration-setup/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/azure-functions-integration-setup/action.yml
@@ -56,8 +56,12 @@ runs:
             echo "Python 3.12 not found on system, installing via uv..."
             uv python install 3.12
             FUNC_WORKER_PYTHON="$(uv python find 3.12)"
-            echo "FUNC_WORKER_PYTHON=${FUNC_WORKER_PYTHON}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
-            echo "Installed Python 3.12 at ${FUNC_WORKER_PYTHON}"
+            if [ -n "${FUNC_WORKER_PYTHON}" ] && [ -f "${FUNC_WORKER_PYTHON}" ]; then
+              echo "FUNC_WORKER_PYTHON=${FUNC_WORKER_PYTHON}" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+              echo "Installed Python 3.12 at ${FUNC_WORKER_PYTHON}"
+            else
+              echo "::warning::Could not resolve Python 3.12 path after install"
+            fi
           else
             echo "System Python 3.12 found: $(which python3.12)"
           fi
diff --git a/python/packages/azurefunctions/tests/integration_tests/conftest.py b/python/packages/azurefunctions/tests/integration_tests/conftest.py
index acfe59c313..7045ce4930 100644
--- a/python/packages/azurefunctions/tests/integration_tests/conftest.py
+++ b/python/packages/azurefunctions/tests/integration_tests/conftest.py
@@ -370,6 +370,7 @@ def _find_func_worker_python() -> str | None:
         return explicit
 
     # Try versioned system executables (python3.12, python3.11, python3.10).
+    # Azure Functions v4 supports Python 3.10–3.12.
     for minor in range(12, 9, -1):
         path = shutil.which(f"python3.{minor}")
         if path:
@@ -394,6 +395,9 @@ def _start_function_app(sample_path: Path, port: int) -> subprocess.Popen[Any]:
     # a compatible Python when one is available.
     worker_python = _find_func_worker_python()
     if worker_python:
+        # Azure Functions uses double-underscore separators for nested config
+        # keys passed as environment variables (host.json equivalent:
+        # languageWorkers.python.defaultExecutablePath).
         env["languageWorkers__python__defaultExecutablePath"] = worker_python
 
     # On Windows, use CREATE_NEW_PROCESS_GROUP to allow proper termination