diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4a15b12..264e705 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/).
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+- **Fix `test_hooks.py` regression**: Override `core.hooksPath` locally during git hook installation testing to prevent global configuration (like `/dev/null`) from bypassing the test suite assertions.
+
 ## [0.11.0] — 2026-07-11
 
 Distribution & integration round — reach every agent host, run as a local guardrail, and compose with
diff --git a/tests/test_hooks.py b/tests/test_hooks.py
index 17e1a92..21e42f5 100644
--- a/tests/test_hooks.py
+++ b/tests/test_hooks.py
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ def _init_repo(root: Path) -> None:
     subprocess.run(["git", "init", "-q"], cwd=root, check=True)
     subprocess.run(["git", "config", "user.email", "t@example.com"], cwd=root, check=True)
     subprocess.run(["git", "config", "user.name", "t"], cwd=root, check=True)
+    subprocess.run(["git", "config", "core.hooksPath", ".git/hooks"], cwd=root, check=True)
 
 
 @unittest.skipUnless(HAVE_GIT, "git not available")