diff --git a/packages/opencode/test/server/httpapi-exercise/index.ts b/packages/opencode/test/server/httpapi-exercise/index.ts
index cdaeea8e1e..13ed74accf 100644
--- a/packages/opencode/test/server/httpapi-exercise/index.ts
+++ b/packages/opencode/test/server/httpapi-exercise/index.ts
@@ -637,7 +637,7 @@ const scenarios: Scenario[] = [
         Effect.sync(() => {
           check(result.contentType.includes("text/event-stream"), "v2 event should be an SSE stream")
           check(result.text.includes("server.connected"), "v2 event should emit initial connection event")
-          check(result.text.includes(ctx.directory), "v2 event should include the resolved location")
+          check(!!ctx.directory && result.text.includes(ctx.directory), "v2 event should include the resolved location")
         }),
       "status",
     ),