diff --git a/src/agents/embedded-agent-runner/run.inherited-auth-owner.test.ts b/src/agents/embedded-agent-runner/run.inherited-auth-owner.test.ts
index a250b307bd4b..63703dd26bcb 100644
--- a/src/agents/embedded-agent-runner/run.inherited-auth-owner.test.ts
+++ b/src/agents/embedded-agent-runner/run.inherited-auth-owner.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import path from "node:path";
-import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
+import { beforeEach, describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 import type { OpenClawConfig } from "../../config/types.openclaw.js";
 import { listAgentIds } from "../agent-scope-config.js";
 import { makeAttemptResult } from "./run.overflow-compaction.fixture.js";
@@ -9,8 +9,11 @@ import {
   mockedBuildEmbeddedRunPayloads,
   mockedRunEmbeddedAttempt,
   overflowBaseRunParams,
+  resetSharedRunIntegrationHarnessMocks,
 } from "./run.overflow-compaction.harness.js";
 
+const { runEmbeddedAgent } = await loadRunOverflowCompactionHarness();
+
 function projectSetupExecutionConfig(source: OpenClawConfig): OpenClawConfig {
   return {
     ...source,
@@ -25,6 +28,8 @@ function projectSetupExecutionConfig(source: OpenClawConfig): OpenClawConfig {
 }
 
 describe("embedded setup inference inherited auth owner", () => {
+  beforeEach(resetSharedRunIntegrationHarnessMocks);
+
   it.each([
     { name: "a pre-roster config", source: {} },
     { name: "a sole-agent config", source: { agents: { entries: { main: {} } } } },
@@ -34,7 +39,6 @@ describe("embedded setup inference inherited auth owner", () => {
       const config = projectSetupExecutionConfig(source);
       expect(listAgentIds(config)).toEqual(["main", "openclaw"]);
 
-      const { runEmbeddedAgent } = await loadRunOverflowCompactionHarness();
       mockedBuildEmbeddedRunPayloads.mockReturnValue([{ text: "OK" }]);
       mockedRunEmbeddedAttempt.mockResolvedValueOnce(makeAttemptResult({ assistantTexts: ["OK"] }));