diff --git a/codex-rs/core/tests/common/lib.rs b/codex-rs/core/tests/common/lib.rs
index c89e6a518..d2ef9ddc6 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/tests/common/lib.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/tests/common/lib.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ use tempfile::TempDir;
 
 use codex_config::CloudRequirementsLoader;
 use codex_config::ConfigRequirementsToml;
+use codex_config::LoaderOverrides;
 use codex_config::NetworkRequirementsToml;
 use codex_core::CodexThread;
 use codex_core::config::Config;
@@ -181,6 +182,7 @@ pub async fn load_default_config_for_test_with_cloud_requirements(
     cloud_requirements: CloudRequirementsLoader,
 ) -> Config {
     ConfigBuilder::default()
+        .loader_overrides(LoaderOverrides::without_managed_config_for_tests())
         .codex_home(codex_home.path().to_path_buf())
         .harness_overrides(default_test_overrides())
         .cloud_requirements(cloud_requirements)
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/mod.rs b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/mod.rs
index 2f9478f3d..ad3280ebf 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/mod.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/mod.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 // Aggregates all former standalone integration tests as modules.
 use codex_apply_patch::CODEX_CORE_APPLY_PATCH_ARG1;
+use codex_exec_server::CODEX_FS_HELPER_ARG1;
 use codex_sandboxing::landlock::CODEX_LINUX_SANDBOX_ARG0;
 use codex_test_binary_support::TestBinaryDispatchGuard;
 use codex_test_binary_support::TestBinaryDispatchMode;
@@ -16,6 +17,9 @@ pub static CODEX_ALIASES_TEMP_DIR: Option<TestBinaryDispatchGuard> = {
         if argv1 == Some(CODEX_CORE_APPLY_PATCH_ARG1) {
             return TestBinaryDispatchMode::DispatchArg0Only;
         }
+        if argv1 == Some(CODEX_FS_HELPER_ARG1) {
+            return TestBinaryDispatchMode::DispatchArg0Only;
+        }
         if exe_name == CODEX_LINUX_SANDBOX_ARG0 {
             return TestBinaryDispatchMode::DispatchArg0Only;
         }
diff --git a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/request_permissions_tool.rs b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/request_permissions_tool.rs
index 7a24e91bd..94465c18d 100644
--- a/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/request_permissions_tool.rs
+++ b/codex-rs/core/tests/suite/request_permissions_tool.rs
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@ async fn approved_folder_write_request_permissions_unblocks_later_exec_without_s
         "write outside the workspace",
         approval_policy,
         permission_profile,
-        /*approvals_reviewer*/ None,
+        Some(ApprovalsReviewer::User),
     )
     .await?;
 
@@ -340,6 +340,7 @@ async fn apply_patch_after_request_permissions(strict_auto_review: bool) -> Resu
     let permission_profile_for_config = permission_profile.clone();
 
     let mut builder = test_codex().with_config(move |config| {
+        config.include_apply_patch_tool = true;
         config.permissions.approval_policy = Constrained::allow_any(approval_policy);
         config
             .permissions
@@ -367,7 +368,10 @@ async fn apply_patch_after_request_permissions(strict_auto_review: bool) -> Resu
     } else {
         "patched-via-request-permissions"
     };
-    let requested_file = requested_dir.path().join(requested_file_name);
+    let requested_file = requested_dir
+        .path()
+        .canonicalize()?
+        .join(requested_file_name);
     let requested_permissions = requested_directory_write_permissions(requested_dir.path());
     let normalized_requested_permissions =
         normalized_directory_write_permissions(requested_dir.path())?;
@@ -422,7 +426,7 @@ async fn apply_patch_after_request_permissions(strict_auto_review: bool) -> Resu
         "patch outside the workspace",
         approval_policy,
         permission_profile,
-        strict_auto_review.then_some(ApprovalsReviewer::User),
+        Some(ApprovalsReviewer::User),
     )
     .await?;
 
@@ -463,8 +467,7 @@ async fn apply_patch_after_request_permissions(strict_auto_review: bool) -> Resu
             EventMsg::TurnComplete(_) => {}
             EventMsg::ApplyPatchApprovalRequest(approval) => {
                 panic!(
-                    "unexpected apply_patch approval request after granted permissions: {:?}",
-                    approval.call_id
+                    "unexpected apply_patch approval request after granted permissions: {approval:?}",
                 )
             }
             other => panic!("unexpected event: {other:?}"),