diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_drain_active_work_report.py b/tests/gateway/test_drain_active_work_report.py
index 8e8568b459..33d3c14b50 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/test_drain_active_work_report.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_drain_active_work_report.py
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import cron.scheduler as sched
 from gateway.run import GatewayRunner
 from gateway.session_state import SessionState
 from hermes_cli.update_cmd_drain_report import drain_progress_reporter
+from gateway.status import flush_runtime_status
 
 
 class _FakeAgent:
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ def test_draining_status_names_chat_and_cron_units_and_clears_when_running(tmp_p
         with sched._running_lock:
             sched._running_worker_pids["job-a"] = 4242
         runner._update_runtime_status("draining")
+        flush_runtime_status()
         record = json.loads((tmp_path / "gateway_state.json").read_text())
         by_kind = {unit["kind"]: unit for unit in record["active_work"]}
         assert by_kind["chat"]["session"] == "telegram:dm:1" and by_kind["chat"]["current_tool"] == "terminal"
@@ -48,6 +50,7 @@ def test_draining_status_names_chat_and_cron_units_and_clears_when_running(tmp_p
         sched.release_running_job("job-a")
     assert sched.get_running_job_details() == []
     runner._update_runtime_status("running")
+    flush_runtime_status()
     assert json.loads((tmp_path / "gateway_state.json").read_text())["active_work"] is None
 
 
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_multiplex_adapter_registry.py b/tests/gateway/test_multiplex_adapter_registry.py
index 4a0d3e1c70..10db982644 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/test_multiplex_adapter_registry.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_multiplex_adapter_registry.py
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ import pytest
 import gateway.run as gateway_run
 from gateway.config import GatewayConfig, Platform, PlatformConfig
 from gateway.run import GatewayRunner
+from gateway.status import flush_runtime_status
 
 
 class _FakeAdapter:
@@ -880,6 +881,7 @@ class TestSecondaryProfileConfigHandling:
         runner.config = GatewayConfig(multiplex_profiles=False)
 
         assert await runner._start_secondary_profile_adapters() == 0
+        flush_runtime_status()
         assert read_runtime_status(tmp_path / "gateway_state.json")["served_profiles"] == []
 
     @pytest.mark.asyncio
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_multiplex_hot_serve.py b/tests/gateway/test_multiplex_hot_serve.py
index 3f1f1674dc..ab5fda4e82 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/test_multiplex_hot_serve.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_multiplex_hot_serve.py
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ import pytest
 from gateway.config import GatewayConfig, Platform
 from gateway.run import GatewayRunner
 from gateway.run_profile_reconcile import profile_serve_signature
+from gateway.status import flush_runtime_status
 
 
 class _Adapter:
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ def _mkprofile(home, name, env=""):
 
 
 def _served_record(home):
+    flush_runtime_status()
     return json.loads((home / "gateway_state.json").read_text(encoding="utf-8")).get("served_profiles")
 
 
diff --git a/tests/gateway/test_multiplex_shared_ingress.py b/tests/gateway/test_multiplex_shared_ingress.py
index 299dc3a78b..72334e27d0 100644
--- a/tests/gateway/test_multiplex_shared_ingress.py
+++ b/tests/gateway/test_multiplex_shared_ingress.py
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ async def test_prefixed_line_webhook_is_verified_by_the_named_profiles_secret_un
 async def test_shared_listener_adapter_records_its_public_ingress_url(mux_home, monkeypatch):
     """Runtime status carries the /p/<profile>/ URL so `gateway status` / the dashboard can show it."""
     writes: list[dict] = []
-    monkeypatch.setattr("gateway.status.write_runtime_status", lambda **kw: writes.append(kw))
+    monkeypatch.setattr("gateway.status.publish_runtime_status", lambda **kw: writes.append(kw))
     coder = _line_adapter("secret-coder", "coder")
     coder._runtime_status_platform_key = "coder:line"
     runner = _Runner({"coder": {Platform("line"): coder}})