diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a75b9b0a42d2..382e4d9c4c8e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -275,18 +275,11 @@ jobs:
           set -euo pipefail
           SOURCE_PACKAGES_DIR="$PWD/.ci-source-packages"
           run_unit_tests() {
-            # These app-host tests create real SwiftUI/WebKit/Ghostty windows and
-            # intermittently crash inside XCTest's post-test memory checker or
-            # leave native display/WebKit work alive on GitHub macOS runners.
-            # When that happens, Swift's crash/backtrace handling or the stale
-            # app-host process keeps xcodebuild alive until the job-level timeout,
-            # hiding the actual unit test summary.
             xcodebuild -project cmux.xcodeproj -scheme cmux-unit -configuration Debug \
               -clonedSourcePackagesDirPath "$SOURCE_PACKAGES_DIR" \
               -disableAutomaticPackageResolution \
               -destination "platform=macOS" \
               CMUX_SKIP_ZIG_BUILD=1 \
-              -skip-testing:cmuxTests/FileExplorerStoreTests/testRemoteWorkspaceRootRequestResolvesSSHHomeInsteadOfKeepingLocalPath \
               test 2>&1 &
             local xcodebuild_pid=$!
             local timeout_seconds="${CMUX_UNIT_TEST_TIMEOUT_SECONDS:-900}"
diff --git a/Sources/FileExplorerStore.swift b/Sources/FileExplorerStore.swift
index 2258b7a4bb4b..1755cd8ed2ae 100644
--- a/Sources/FileExplorerStore.swift
+++ b/Sources/FileExplorerStore.swift
@@ -888,6 +888,7 @@ final class FileExplorerStore: ObservableObject {
 
     @MainActor
     private func loadChildren(for parentNode: FileExplorerNode?, at path: String, silent: Bool = false) async {
+        guard !Task.isCancelled else { return }
         guard let provider else { return }
 
         if !silent {