diff --git a/packages/agent-core-v2/src/features/tower/towerService.ts b/packages/agent-core-v2/src/features/tower/towerService.ts
index adac70d75..3687e5c59 100644
--- a/packages/agent-core-v2/src/features/tower/towerService.ts
+++ b/packages/agent-core-v2/src/features/tower/towerService.ts
@@ -486,7 +486,7 @@ export class AgentTowerService extends Disposable implements IAgentTowerService
       }
       return;
     }
-    void this.exit('foreign-reconcile');
+    await this.exit('foreign-reconcile');
   }
 
   private async resolveTowerOwner(): Promise<string | undefined> {
diff --git a/packages/agent-core-v2/src/human/test/utils/watch.test.ts b/packages/agent-core-v2/src/human/test/utils/watch.test.ts
index 392cc5f67..7956d60ca 100644
--- a/packages/agent-core-v2/src/human/test/utils/watch.test.ts
+++ b/packages/agent-core-v2/src/human/test/utils/watch.test.ts
@@ -296,10 +296,9 @@ describe('watch signal mode', () => {
 
       const file = join(root, 'a.txt');
       await writeFile(file, 'v1');
-      await wait(300);
 
+      await expect.poll(() => events.some((e) => e.path === file && e.action === 'created')).toBe(true);
       expect(events[0]).toEqual({ path: root, action: 'modified', kind: 'directory' });
-      expect(events.some((e) => e.path === file && e.action === 'created')).toBe(true);
     } finally {
       await rm(root, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
@@ -366,10 +365,9 @@ describe('watch signal mode', () => {
 
       const file = join(root, 'a.txt');
       await writeFile(file, 'v1');
-      await wait(300);
 
+      await expect.poll(() => events.some((e) => e.path === file && e.action === 'created')).toBe(true);
       expect(nativeCalls).toBe(0);
-      expect(events.some((e) => e.path === file && e.action === 'created')).toBe(true);
     } finally {
       await rm(root, { recursive: true, force: true });
     }
diff --git a/packages/agent-core-v2/test/features/tower/towerService.test.ts b/packages/agent-core-v2/test/features/tower/towerService.test.ts
index 7174cec27..53e2d6fdd 100644
--- a/packages/agent-core-v2/test/features/tower/towerService.test.ts
+++ b/packages/agent-core-v2/test/features/tower/towerService.test.ts
@@ -986,6 +986,7 @@ describe('AgentTowerService', () => {
     ]);
 
     const ix2 = disposables.add(new TestInstantiationService());
+    ix2.stub(ILogService, stubLog());
     ix2.stub(IFileSystemStorageService, new InMemoryStorageService());
     ix2.set(IAppendLogStore, new SyncDescriptor(AppendLogStore));
     registerTestAgentWire(ix2, testWireScope('wire', 'tower-replay'), {
@@ -1011,6 +1012,7 @@ describe('AgentTowerService', () => {
     ];
 
     const ix2 = disposables.add(new TestInstantiationService());
+    ix2.stub(ILogService, stubLog());
     ix2.stub(IFileSystemStorageService, new InMemoryStorageService());
     ix2.set(IAppendLogStore, new SyncDescriptor(AppendLogStore));
     registerTestAgentWire(ix2, testWireScope('wire', 'tower-legacy'), {
@@ -1722,6 +1724,7 @@ describe('AgentTowerService', () => {
     ]);
 
     const ix2 = disposables.add(new TestInstantiationService());
+    ix2.stub(ILogService, stubLog());
     ix2.stub(IFileSystemStorageService, new InMemoryStorageService());
     ix2.set(IAppendLogStore, new SyncDescriptor(AppendLogStore));
     ix2.set(IEventBus, new SyncDescriptor(EventBusService));
@@ -1824,6 +1827,7 @@ describe('AgentTowerService', () => {
     }
 
     const ix2 = disposables.add(new TestInstantiationService());
+    ix2.stub(ILogService, stubLog());
     ix2.stub(IFileSystemStorageService, new InMemoryStorageService());
     ix2.set(IAppendLogStore, new SyncDescriptor(AppendLogStore));
     ix2.set(IEventBus, new SyncDescriptor(EventBusService));
@@ -1891,6 +1895,7 @@ describe('AgentTowerService', () => {
     }
 
     const ix2 = disposables.add(new TestInstantiationService());
+    ix2.stub(ILogService, stubLog());
     ix2.stub(IFileSystemStorageService, new InMemoryStorageService());
     ix2.set(IAppendLogStore, new SyncDescriptor(AppendLogStore));
     ix2.set(IEventBus, new SyncDescriptor(EventBusService));
@@ -1965,6 +1970,7 @@ describe('AgentTowerService', () => {
       await new TowerStore(repo).init('session-original');
 
       const ix2 = disposables.add(new TestInstantiationService());
+      ix2.stub(ILogService, stubLog());
       ix2.stub(IFileSystemStorageService, new InMemoryStorageService());
       ix2.set(IAppendLogStore, new SyncDescriptor(AppendLogStore));
       ix2.set(IEventBus, new SyncDescriptor(EventBusService));
@@ -2076,6 +2082,7 @@ describe('AgentTowerService', () => {
       });
 
       const ix2 = disposables.add(new TestInstantiationService());
+      ix2.stub(ILogService, stubLog());
       ix2.stub(IFileSystemStorageService, new InMemoryStorageService());
       ix2.set(IAppendLogStore, new SyncDescriptor(AppendLogStore));
       ix2.set(IEventBus, new SyncDescriptor(EventBusService));
@@ -2268,6 +2275,7 @@ describe('AgentTowerService', () => {
       ix2.stub(IAgentToolExecutorService, stubToolExecutorEvents().executor);
       ix2.stub(IAgentToolApprovalService, { formatDenyMessage });
       ix2.stub(ITelemetryService, { track2: () => {} });
+      ix2.stub(ILogService, stubLog());
       ix2.stub(IFlagService, stubFlag(() => false));
       ix2.stub(ISessionManager, {
         get: (id: string) => (id === 'session-original' ? {} : undefined),
@@ -2343,6 +2351,7 @@ describe('AgentTowerService', () => {
     }
 
     const ix2 = disposables.add(new TestInstantiationService());
+    ix2.stub(ILogService, stubLog());
     ix2.stub(IFileSystemStorageService, new InMemoryStorageService());
     ix2.set(IAppendLogStore, new SyncDescriptor(AppendLogStore));
     ix2.set(IEventBus, new SyncDescriptor(EventBusService));
@@ -2420,6 +2429,7 @@ describe('AgentTowerService', () => {
     }
 
     const ix2 = disposables.add(new TestInstantiationService());
+    ix2.stub(ILogService, stubLog());
     ix2.stub(IFileSystemStorageService, new InMemoryStorageService());
     ix2.set(IAppendLogStore, new SyncDescriptor(AppendLogStore));
     ix2.set(IEventBus, new SyncDescriptor(EventBusService));
@@ -2478,6 +2488,7 @@ describe('AgentTowerService', () => {
 
   it('restore does not touch the profile tool overlay while tower mode is inactive', async () => {
     const ix2 = disposables.add(new TestInstantiationService());
+    ix2.stub(ILogService, stubLog());
     ix2.stub(IFileSystemStorageService, new InMemoryStorageService());
     ix2.set(IAppendLogStore, new SyncDescriptor(AppendLogStore));
     ix2.set(IEventBus, new SyncDescriptor(EventBusService));