diff --git a/tests/fixtures/resolution_allowlist.json b/tests/fixtures/resolution_allowlist.json
index 9c16870afe..dfdb7c2b45 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/resolution_allowlist.json
+++ b/tests/fixtures/resolution_allowlist.json
@@ -688,5 +688,11 @@
     "path": "tools/file_operations_lint.py",
     "symbol": "LintMixin._run_managed_node_linter",
     "kind": "bare_which"
+  },
+  {
+    "path": "hermes_cli/update_pause_record.py",
+    "symbol": "_git_executable",
+    "kind": "bare_which",
+    "reason": "gate reads of the paused gateways' checkout run outside the updater, where install.ps1's PM-staged git is not on PATH; falls back to that staged git (moves to hermes_cli._early_recovery._git_executable when #132361 lands)"
   }
 ]