diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_update_finish.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_update_finish.py
index 536fe77428..2a8b401a52 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_cli/test_update_finish.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_update_finish.py
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ def test_real_compiler_failure_is_owed_build_and_completion_continues(completion
     and the fleet restart still run, the exit is 0, and the tail stays pending until it builds."""
     from hermes_cli.config_defaults import DEFAULT_CONFIG
     from hermes_cli.venv_sync import completion_pending_path
-    import yaml
+    import hermes_yaml
 
     source, home, request, context, result, run = completion
     _npm_graph(source)
@@ -420,7 +420,7 @@ def test_real_compiler_failure_is_owed_build_and_completion_continues(completion
     assert (source / "ui-tui/dist/entry.js").is_file()
     assert not (source / "hermes_cli/web_dist/index.html").exists()
     # Maintenance and the fleet restart were not skipped by the build failure.
-    config = yaml.safe_load((home / "config.yaml").read_text())
+    config = hermes_yaml.safe_load((home / "config.yaml").read_text())
     assert config["_config_version"] == DEFAULT_CONFIG["_config_version"]
     assert config["model"]["default"] == "retained-model"
     assert (source / "restarted-plan.json").is_file()
diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_update_post_commit_safety.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_update_post_commit_safety.py
index 1729116989..a52a64b64b 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_cli/test_update_post_commit_safety.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_update_post_commit_safety.py
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ _CHILD = textwrap.dedent('''
     if mode.startswith("sqlite"):
         # The selected interpreter is the shim: its SQLite probe is the runtime-safety fact.
         sys.executable = os.environ["PROBE_SHIM"]
-    import yaml
+    import hermes_yaml as yaml
     from hermes_cli.config import DEFAULT_CONFIG
     home = Path(os.environ["HERMES_HOME"])
     home.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)