diff --git a/tests/git_fixture_env.py b/tests/git_fixture_env.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..4f5d9a032b83
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/git_fixture_env.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+"""Keep git from leaving a background writer in temporary fixture repositories.
+
+git commit, fetch, and clone start `git maintenance run --auto --detach`,
+which can outlive the command and still be writing into `.git` when a
+TemporaryDirectory is removed ("Directory not empty: '.git'"). Importing this
+module turns that off for every git child of the importing test process;
+tests that build a git environment from scratch pass it through
+`without_auto_maintenance`.
+"""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import os
+from collections.abc import MutableMapping
+
+_KEY = "maintenance.auto"
+
+
+def without_auto_maintenance(env: MutableMapping[str, str]) -> MutableMapping[str, str]:
+    """Append maintenance.auto=false to env's GIT_CONFIG_* pairs, once."""
+    count = int(env.get("GIT_CONFIG_COUNT") or 0)
+    if any(env.get(f"GIT_CONFIG_KEY_{index}") == _KEY for index in range(count)):
+        return env
+    env[f"GIT_CONFIG_KEY_{count}"] = _KEY
+    env[f"GIT_CONFIG_VALUE_{count}"] = "false"
+    env["GIT_CONFIG_COUNT"] = str(count + 1)
+    return env
+
+
+without_auto_maintenance(os.environ)
diff --git a/tests/test_app_host_test_rerun.py b/tests/test_app_host_test_rerun.py
index e309bd1ad2a1..604100a8eb41 100644
--- a/tests/test_app_host_test_rerun.py
+++ b/tests/test_app_host_test_rerun.py
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT / "scripts" / "ci"))
 
 import app_host_test_rerun as rerun  # noqa: E402
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
 
 WORKFLOW = ROOT / ".github" / "workflows" / "app-host-test-rerun.yml"
 
diff --git a/tests/test_benchmark_dev_fleet_warm_slots.py b/tests/test_benchmark_dev_fleet_warm_slots.py
index a915c6d72af0..e06261872ba1 100644
--- a/tests/test_benchmark_dev_fleet_warm_slots.py
+++ b/tests/test_benchmark_dev_fleet_warm_slots.py
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import tempfile
 import unittest
 from unittest import mock
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
 
 ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 BENCH = ROOT / "scripts" / "benchmark-dev-fleet-warm-slots.py"
diff --git a/tests/test_check_package_resolved_policy.py b/tests/test_check_package_resolved_policy.py
index 2bbed05b66c5..b9028674e364 100644
--- a/tests/test_check_package_resolved_policy.py
+++ b/tests/test_check_package_resolved_policy.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import tempfile
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
 
 ROOT_DIR = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 GUARD = os.path.join(ROOT_DIR, "scripts", "check-package-resolved-policy.py")
diff --git a/tests/test_ci_change_areas.py b/tests/test_ci_change_areas.py
index 77e3981767d9..79bdf0175a32 100755
--- a/tests/test_ci_change_areas.py
+++ b/tests/test_ci_change_areas.py
@@ -19,23 +19,7 @@
 
 import yaml
 
-
-def _disable_git_auto_maintenance() -> None:
-    """Stop git from leaving a background writer in fixture repositories.
-
-    git commit, fetch, and clone start `git maintenance run --auto --detach`,
-    which can outlive the command and still be writing into `.git` when a
-    TemporaryDirectory is removed ("Directory not empty: '.git'"). Every git
-    child of this module, including the ones the routed workflow scripts
-    start, inherits this environment.
-    """
-    index = int(os.environ.get("GIT_CONFIG_COUNT") or 0)
-    os.environ[f"GIT_CONFIG_KEY_{index}"] = "maintenance.auto"
-    os.environ[f"GIT_CONFIG_VALUE_{index}"] = "false"
-    os.environ["GIT_CONFIG_COUNT"] = str(index + 1)
-
-
-_disable_git_auto_maintenance()
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
 
 ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 HELPER = ROOT / "scripts" / "ci" / "detect_ci_change_areas.py"
diff --git a/tests/test_ci_fetch_complexity_base.py b/tests/test_ci_fetch_complexity_base.py
index 4a2fc32101d0..979ee467b6d4 100644
--- a/tests/test_ci_fetch_complexity_base.py
+++ b/tests/test_ci_fetch_complexity_base.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import subprocess
 import tempfile
 import unittest
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
 
 ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 HELPER = ROOT / "scripts/ci/fetch-complexity-base.sh"
diff --git a/tests/test_ci_git_seed.py b/tests/test_ci_git_seed.py
index 76c48dbc3420..17b686c0eb44 100644
--- a/tests/test_ci_git_seed.py
+++ b/tests/test_ci_git_seed.py
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@
 import tempfile
 import unittest
 from pathlib import Path
+import git_fixture_env
 
 ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 SCRIPT = ROOT / "scripts" / "ci" / "git-seed.sh"
@@ -46,12 +47,12 @@ def setUp(self):
         self.module_v1 = commit(self.module, "m.txt", "module v1")
         git("submodule", "add", "-q", f"file://{self.module}", "vendor/module", cwd=self.super)
         self.main = commit(self.super, "app.txt", "main")
-        self.env = dict(
+        self.env = git_fixture_env.without_auto_maintenance(dict(
             os.environ,
             GITHUB_SERVER_URL=f"file://{self.server}",
             GITHUB_REPOSITORY="acme/super",
             GIT_CONFIG_COUNT="1", GIT_CONFIG_KEY_0="protocol.file.allow", GIT_CONFIG_VALUE_0="always",
-        )
+        ))
 
     def seed_from_main(self) -> Path:
         """What the main-branch seeder checks out and stages."""
diff --git a/tests/test_ci_ios_conventions_diff.py b/tests/test_ci_ios_conventions_diff.py
index f0e9c68cdcb5..1bea237bb3f0 100755
--- a/tests/test_ci_ios_conventions_diff.py
+++ b/tests/test_ci_ios_conventions_diff.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 import tempfile
 import unittest
 from pathlib import Path
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
 
 ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 GATE = ROOT / "scripts/ci/lint-ios-conventions-diff.sh"
diff --git a/tests/test_ci_main_regression_attribution.py b/tests/test_ci_main_regression_attribution.py
index 8ac099dd42d4..a911cfd5457d 100644
--- a/tests/test_ci_main_regression_attribution.py
+++ b/tests/test_ci_main_regression_attribution.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 import pathlib
 import sys
 import unittest
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
 
 ROOT = pathlib.Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 SCRIPT = ROOT / "scripts/ci/main_regression_attribution.py"
diff --git a/tests/test_ci_owned_build_state.py b/tests/test_ci_owned_build_state.py
index 0a67a213ae10..13473244dc61 100644
--- a/tests/test_ci_owned_build_state.py
+++ b/tests/test_ci_owned_build_state.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT / "scripts/ci"))
 
 import owned_build_state as state  # noqa: E402
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
 
 OWNED = "startsWith(env.CMUX_PRODUCT_RUNNER, 'glaeda-')"
 
diff --git a/tests/test_ci_reload_build_cache_keys.py b/tests/test_ci_reload_build_cache_keys.py
index d030d01d8b53..309e003e8036 100644
--- a/tests/test_ci_reload_build_cache_keys.py
+++ b/tests/test_ci_reload_build_cache_keys.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import yaml
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
 
 
 ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
diff --git a/tests/test_ci_run_guards.py b/tests/test_ci_run_guards.py
index dc75b07b905a..8a21d28063f0 100644
--- a/tests/test_ci_run_guards.py
+++ b/tests/test_ci_run_guards.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT / "scripts" / "ci"))
 
 import run_ci_guards  # noqa: E402
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
 
 FAST_WORKFLOW = ROOT / ".github/workflows/ci-fast-guards.yml"
 
diff --git a/tests/test_ci_test_execution_registry.py b/tests/test_ci_test_execution_registry.py
index cdb71496ae6e..0a3a72cbbf28 100644
--- a/tests/test_ci_test_execution_registry.py
+++ b/tests/test_ci_test_execution_registry.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import tempfile
 import unittest
 from pathlib import Path
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
 
 
 ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
diff --git a/tests/test_ci_workload_profiles.py b/tests/test_ci_workload_profiles.py
index 9490e9ed61d8..cfffdf8ba311 100644
--- a/tests/test_ci_workload_profiles.py
+++ b/tests/test_ci_workload_profiles.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import time
 import unittest
 from unittest import mock
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
 
 ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 RUNNER = ROOT / "scripts/ci/cmux_workload_profile.py"
diff --git a/tests/test_cli_contract_help.py b/tests/test_cli_contract_help.py
index 0fb06b24d1c4..972220187ae7 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli_contract_help.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli_contract_help.py
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 from dataclasses import dataclass
 from pathlib import Path
 
+import git_fixture_env
+
 
 START_MARKER = "<!-- cli-contract-help-probes:start -->"
 END_MARKER = "<!-- cli-contract-help-probes:end -->"
@@ -138,6 +140,7 @@ def clean_git_env() -> dict[str, str]:
     for key in list(env):
         if key.startswith(("GIT_CONFIG_KEY_", "GIT_CONFIG_VALUE_")):
             env.pop(key)
+    git_fixture_env.without_auto_maintenance(env)
     return env
 
 
diff --git a/tests/test_cmux_cua_build_cache_safety.py b/tests/test_cmux_cua_build_cache_safety.py
index 67bac309b359..2303955a006b 100644
--- a/tests/test_cmux_cua_build_cache_safety.py
+++ b/tests/test_cmux_cua_build_cache_safety.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import tempfile
 import time
 from pathlib import Path
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
 
 
 ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
diff --git a/tests/test_codex_wrapper_hook_append.py b/tests/test_codex_wrapper_hook_append.py
index 651cbd276164..434f49cafe9f 100644
--- a/tests/test_codex_wrapper_hook_append.py
+++ b/tests/test_codex_wrapper_hook_append.py
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, ThreadingHTTPServer
 from pathlib import Path
 
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
+
 from claude_teams_test_utils import (
     FOCUSED_SURFACE_ID,
     FOCUSED_WORKSPACE_ID,
diff --git a/tests/test_dev_fleet_warm_slot.py b/tests/test_dev_fleet_warm_slot.py
index 2f9fb73d02a1..4ba46046ae16 100644
--- a/tests/test_dev_fleet_warm_slot.py
+++ b/tests/test_dev_fleet_warm_slot.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 import time
 import unittest
 from unittest import mock
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
 
 ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 HELPER = ROOT / "scripts" / "dev-fleet-warm-slot.py"
diff --git a/tests/test_ensure_ghosttykit_zig.py b/tests/test_ensure_ghosttykit_zig.py
index ef1cfc164df3..e1b4f97fa3e6 100644
--- a/tests/test_ensure_ghosttykit_zig.py
+++ b/tests/test_ensure_ghosttykit_zig.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 import tarfile
 import tempfile
 import unittest
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
 
 
 ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
diff --git a/tests/test_install_git_hooks.py b/tests/test_install_git_hooks.py
index 0cdea9f84c94..d3a9e4ca6e6a 100644
--- a/tests/test_install_git_hooks.py
+++ b/tests/test_install_git_hooks.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 import subprocess
 import tempfile
 import unittest
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
 
 
 SOURCE = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
diff --git a/tests/test_ios_appstore_lane_identity.py b/tests/test_ios_appstore_lane_identity.py
index 4625f9e9b7bd..54fccc86e7d3 100644
--- a/tests/test_ios_appstore_lane_identity.py
+++ b/tests/test_ios_appstore_lane_identity.py
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@
 import zipfile
 from pathlib import Path
 
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
+
 
 ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 TEAM_ID = "7WLXT3NR37"
diff --git a/tests/test_ios_testflight_notes.py b/tests/test_ios_testflight_notes.py
index 8a98617316b8..82810a8805c9 100644
--- a/tests/test_ios_testflight_notes.py
+++ b/tests/test_ios_testflight_notes.py
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
 import subprocess
 import sys
 import tempfile
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
 
 REPO_ROOT = os.path.dirname(os.path.dirname(os.path.abspath(__file__)))
 SCRIPT = os.path.join(REPO_ROOT, "ios", "scripts", "generate-testflight-notes.sh")
diff --git a/tests/test_ios_upload_batching.py b/tests/test_ios_upload_batching.py
index c3ff4a02a2e4..a9d9d5b0bbb1 100644
--- a/tests/test_ios_upload_batching.py
+++ b/tests/test_ios_upload_batching.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import yaml
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
 
 ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 SCRIPT = ROOT / "scripts/ci/ios_upload_batch_decision.py"
diff --git a/tests/test_ios_upload_lean_checkout.py b/tests/test_ios_upload_lean_checkout.py
index 50a18e2a739d..fc817b19b0b0 100755
--- a/tests/test_ios_upload_lean_checkout.py
+++ b/tests/test_ios_upload_lean_checkout.py
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@
 
 import yaml
 
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
+
 ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 WORKFLOWS = {
     "ios-testflight.yml": "upload",
diff --git a/tests/test_lint_errno_in_test_assertions.py b/tests/test_lint_errno_in_test_assertions.py
index 950afb1907b7..840293d01e52 100755
--- a/tests/test_lint_errno_in_test_assertions.py
+++ b/tests/test_lint_errno_in_test_assertions.py
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@
 import unittest
 from pathlib import Path
 
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
+
 
 REPO_ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parent.parent
 MODULE_PATH = REPO_ROOT / "scripts" / "lint-errno-in-test-assertions.py"
diff --git a/tests/test_localize_changes.py b/tests/test_localize_changes.py
index c61e573eeed9..0c0b117879d2 100644
--- a/tests/test_localize_changes.py
+++ b/tests/test_localize_changes.py
@@ -11,6 +11,8 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
+
 ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 SPEC = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("localize_changes", ROOT / "scripts/localize_changes.py")
 MODULE = importlib.util.module_from_spec(SPEC)
diff --git a/tests/test_node_product_cache.py b/tests/test_node_product_cache.py
index 8de555cb5d4b..2a50c4dfc04a 100755
--- a/tests/test_node_product_cache.py
+++ b/tests/test_node_product_cache.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 import unittest
 from pathlib import Path
 from unittest import mock
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
 
 ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 MODULE = ROOT / "scripts/ci/node_product_cache.py"
diff --git a/tests/test_preflight_trust.py b/tests/test_preflight_trust.py
index 11513727d0ac..ddbcfd24d85d 100644
--- a/tests/test_preflight_trust.py
+++ b/tests/test_preflight_trust.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import subprocess
 import tempfile
 import unittest
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
 
 
 SOURCE = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
diff --git a/tests/test_reuse_app_host_products.py b/tests/test_reuse_app_host_products.py
index a4f7661ed132..30d71982dc4d 100644
--- a/tests/test_reuse_app_host_products.py
+++ b/tests/test_reuse_app_host_products.py
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@
 sys.path.insert(0, str(Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1] / "scripts/ci"))
 import reuse_app_host_products as reuse
 from test_app_host_test_products import TestProductHandoff
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
 
 
 class ReuseProducts(TestProductHandoff):
diff --git a/tests/test_reuse_release_product.py b/tests/test_reuse_release_product.py
index e32acf02a93d..2b0fd73d0437 100644
--- a/tests/test_reuse_release_product.py
+++ b/tests/test_reuse_release_product.py
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT / "scripts/ci"))
 import reuse_release_product as reuse
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
 
 
 class FakeGitHub:
diff --git a/tests/test_seed_derived_data.py b/tests/test_seed_derived_data.py
index 5e5d476d7bc3..acf3f259b24c 100644
--- a/tests/test_seed_derived_data.py
+++ b/tests/test_seed_derived_data.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 import yaml
 
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
+
 ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT / "scripts/ci"))
 import seed_derived_data as seed  # noqa: E402
diff --git a/tests/test_tui_publish_workflow_security.py b/tests/test_tui_publish_workflow_security.py
index 96503e1e7c64..4aef789885a5 100644
--- a/tests/test_tui_publish_workflow_security.py
+++ b/tests/test_tui_publish_workflow_security.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
 import tomllib
 import yaml
+import git_fixture_env
 
 ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 
@@ -938,6 +939,7 @@ def prepare(attempt: int) -> tuple[subprocess.CompletedProcess[str], str, Path]:
                     "GIT_CONFIG_VALUE_0": "https://github.com/manaflow-ai/cmux.git",
                 }
             )
+            git_fixture_env.without_auto_maintenance(environment)
             result = subprocess.run(
                 ("bash",),
                 input=prepare_script,
diff --git a/tests/test_verification_receipt.py b/tests/test_verification_receipt.py
index b7bba88785d7..246647bf80b1 100644
--- a/tests/test_verification_receipt.py
+++ b/tests/test_verification_receipt.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
 import importlib.util
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
 
 REPO = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("verification_receipt", REPO / "scripts/verification_receipt.py")
diff --git a/tests/test_verify_local.py b/tests/test_verify_local.py
index fb15f29d7fa1..d1a794a8ca2f 100644
--- a/tests/test_verify_local.py
+++ b/tests/test_verify_local.py
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 import unittest
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
+
 ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT / "scripts"))
 spec = importlib.util.spec_from_file_location("verify_local", ROOT / "scripts/verify-local.py")
diff --git a/tests/test_web_complexity_source_enumeration.py b/tests/test_web_complexity_source_enumeration.py
index ffc1ede2c0b3..f3fcf6978d93 100644
--- a/tests/test_web_complexity_source_enumeration.py
+++ b/tests/test_web_complexity_source_enumeration.py
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 import tempfile
 import unittest
 from pathlib import Path
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
 
 ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 SCRIPT = ROOT / "web" / "scripts" / "check-complexity.mjs"
diff --git a/tests/test_web_complexity_trusted_workflow.py b/tests/test_web_complexity_trusted_workflow.py
index ca1fe48e1a6e..e44ddf521aaf 100644
--- a/tests/test_web_complexity_trusted_workflow.py
+++ b/tests/test_web_complexity_trusted_workflow.py
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import yaml
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
 
 ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 WORKFLOW = ROOT / ".github" / "workflows" / "web-complexity-trusted.yml"
diff --git a/tests/test_web_validation.py b/tests/test_web_validation.py
index fbd24188c441..e5235d31a5c3 100644
--- a/tests/test_web_validation.py
+++ b/tests/test_web_validation.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 ROOT = Path(__file__).resolve().parents[1]
 sys.path.insert(0, str(ROOT / "scripts/ci"))
 import web_validation as gate
+import git_fixture_env  # noqa: F401  (disables git auto maintenance)
 
 
 class WebValidationTests(unittest.TestCase):
diff --git a/tests_v2/test_cli_new_workspace_background_metadata.py b/tests_v2/test_cli_new_workspace_background_metadata.py
index b6fe481d77f3..2a1b0939fb38 100644
--- a/tests_v2/test_cli_new_workspace_background_metadata.py
+++ b/tests_v2/test_cli_new_workspace_background_metadata.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def _create_git_repo(root: Path) -> tuple[Path, str]:
         stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
     )
     subprocess.run(
-        ["git", "-c", "commit.gpgsign=false", "commit", "-m", "init"],
+        ["git", "-c", "commit.gpgsign=false", "-c", "maintenance.auto=false", "commit", "-m", "init"],
         cwd=repo,
         check=True,
         stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,
diff --git a/tests_v2/test_cli_new_workspace_external_git_branch_refresh.py b/tests_v2/test_cli_new_workspace_external_git_branch_refresh.py
index 4e3911eafd44..1abf612fb42b 100644
--- a/tests_v2/test_cli_new_workspace_external_git_branch_refresh.py
+++ b/tests_v2/test_cli_new_workspace_external_git_branch_refresh.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def _create_git_repo(root: Path) -> Path:
         stderr=subprocess.DEVNULL,
     )
     subprocess.run(
-        ["git", "-c", "commit.gpgsign=false", "commit", "-m", "init"],
+        ["git", "-c", "commit.gpgsign=false", "-c", "maintenance.auto=false", "commit", "-m", "init"],
         cwd=repo,
         check=True,
         stdout=subprocess.DEVNULL,