diff --git a/test/scheduler-lock-failure-schema.contract.test.mjs b/test/scheduler-lock-failure-schema.contract.test.mjs
index c4f1139..5a955d9 100644
--- a/test/scheduler-lock-failure-schema.contract.test.mjs
+++ b/test/scheduler-lock-failure-schema.contract.test.mjs
@@ -95,6 +95,7 @@ async function setupFixture({ lockShellBody }) {
   await fs.copyFile(SOURCE_SCRIPT, path.join(scriptsDir, 'run-scheduler-cycle.mjs'));
   await fs.copyFile(path.resolve('scripts/agent/scheduler-utils.mjs'), path.join(scriptsDir, 'scheduler-utils.mjs'));
   await fs.copyFile(path.resolve('scripts/agent/scheduler-lock.mjs'), path.join(scriptsDir, 'scheduler-lock.mjs'));
+  await fs.copyFile(path.resolve('src/utils.mjs'), path.join(root, 'src', 'utils.mjs'));
   await fs.writeFile(path.join(scriptsDir, 'verify-run-artifacts.mjs'), '#!/usr/bin/env node\nprocess.exit(0);\n', 'utf8');
   await fs.writeFile(path.join(root, 'src', 'prompts', 'roster.json'), JSON.stringify({ daily: ['agent-a'] }, null, 2), 'utf8');
   await fs.writeFile(path.join(root, 'src', 'prompts', 'daily', 'agent-a.md'), '# agent-a\n', 'utf8');