diff --git a/packages/boot/app-boot/tests/hmr-config.spec.ts b/packages/boot/app-boot/tests/hmr-config.spec.ts
index ba14e6967f..033ad1661a 100644
--- a/packages/boot/app-boot/tests/hmr-config.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/boot/app-boot/tests/hmr-config.spec.ts
@@ -42,7 +42,8 @@ describe('HMR exact config paths', () => {
       for (let generation = 1; !observed.includes(expected); generation += 1) {
         if (Date.now() >= deadline) throw new Error('HMR did not observe a module change through the alias')
         writeFileSync(filename, `export const generation = ${generation}\n`)
-        await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 20))
+        // Leave Chokidar's atomic-write window idle so one coalesced change can publish.
+        await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 250))
       }
       expect(cacheHas).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expected)
     } finally {
diff --git a/packages/boot/app-boot/tests/repository-cache.spec.ts b/packages/boot/app-boot/tests/repository-cache.spec.ts
index af23681e17..0f97ae2e11 100644
--- a/packages/boot/app-boot/tests/repository-cache.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/boot/app-boot/tests/repository-cache.spec.ts
@@ -167,10 +167,11 @@ describe('RepositoryCache', () => {
       name: 'repository-plugin-fixture',
       version: '1.0.0',
       scripts: { prepack: 'repository-build-helper && dsh-plugin-prepare' },
-      devDependencies: {
+      dependencies: {
         'repository-build-helper': 'file:./build-helper',
         'repository-prepare-helper': 'file:./prepare-helper',
       },
+      bundledDependencies: ['repository-build-helper', 'repository-prepare-helper'],
       dsh: { skills: ['../skills'] },
     })}\n`)
     await execFileAsync('git', ['init', '--quiet'], { cwd: repository })