diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/voice/VoiceAwarenessStrip.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/voice/VoiceAwarenessStrip.tsx
index 4510bb8..078a453 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/voice/VoiceAwarenessStrip.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/voice/VoiceAwarenessStrip.tsx
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
-import { useLingui } from "@lingui/react/macro";
 import { BotAvatar } from "@rakazo/ui-web";
 import { ArrowRightLeft, GitBranch, MessageCircle, Users } from "lucide-react";
 import type { VoiceAwarenessEvent } from "../../lib/bot-persona";
@@ -14,7 +13,6 @@ export function VoiceAwarenessStrip({
   botColor: string;
   botId: string;
 }) {
-  const { t } = useLingui();
   const Icon =
     event.kind === "subagent"
       ? Users
@@ -28,16 +26,16 @@ export function VoiceAwarenessStrip({
 
   const kindLabel =
     event.kind === "subagent"
-      ? t`Collaborating`
+      ? "Collaborating"
       : event.kind === "handoff"
-        ? t`Handoff`
+        ? "Handoff"
         : event.kind === "delegation"
-          ? t`Delegated`
+          ? "Delegated"
           : event.kind === "peer-reply"
-            ? t`Peer reply`
+            ? "Peer reply"
             : event.kind === "working"
-              ? t`In progress`
-              : t`Aware`;
+              ? "In progress"
+              : "Aware";
 
   return (
     <div
diff --git a/apps/web/src/lib/bot-persona.ts b/apps/web/src/lib/bot-persona.ts
index db12e9c..42fa474 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/lib/bot-persona.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/lib/bot-persona.ts
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ import { type EvooPose, mapPersonaArchetypeToIdlePose, mapVoicePhaseToPose } fro
 import type { StagePresencePhase } from "../components/stage/StageHero";
 import type { VoicePhase } from "../components/voice/VoiceStage";
 import type { GroupSpark } from "./group-stage";
-import { i18n } from "./i18n";
 
 /**
  * Template-aligned archetypes — derived from bot fields, not a DB column.
@@ -463,11 +462,7 @@ function narrateWorking(archetype: PersonaArchetype, name: string): string {
     case "engineer":
       return `${name} is heads-down on this.`;
     default:
-      return i18n._({
-        id: "{name} is working on your request.",
-        message: "{name} is working on your request.",
-        values: { name },
-      });
+      return `${name} is working on your request.`;
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/apps/web/src/locales/de/messages.po b/apps/web/src/locales/de/messages.po
index 1587bc8..0db6e3d 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/locales/de/messages.po
+++ b/apps/web/src/locales/de/messages.po
@@ -93,14 +93,6 @@ msgstr "{0} ist da"
 msgid "{0} is working…"
 msgstr "{0} arbeitet…"
 
-#: src/lib/bot-persona.ts
-msgid "{name} is working on your request."
-msgstr "{name} arbeitet an deiner Anfrage."
-
-#: src/components/voice/VoiceAwarenessStrip.tsx
-msgid "In progress"
-msgstr "In Arbeit"
-
 #. placeholder {0}: format(size / 1024)
 #: src/lib/format-bytes.ts
 msgid "{0} KB"
diff --git a/packages/adapters/src/executor.test.ts b/packages/adapters/src/executor.test.ts
index 72656e9..869589e 100644
--- a/packages/adapters/src/executor.test.ts
+++ b/packages/adapters/src/executor.test.ts
@@ -1250,6 +1250,9 @@ description: Prepare standup notes
       spaceModelPreference: { findFirst: vi.fn(async () => null) },
       userModelCredential: { findFirst: vi.fn(async () => null) },
       deploymentSettings: { findUnique: vi.fn(async () => null) },
+      space: {
+        findUnique: vi.fn(async () => ({ isDefault: true, gitDefaultBranch: "main" })),
+      },
       taughtSkill: { findMany: vi.fn(async () => []) },
       agentSecret: { findMany: vi.fn(async () => []) },
       user: { findUnique: vi.fn(async () => null) },
@@ -1341,6 +1344,9 @@ description: Prepare standup notes
       spaceModelPreference: { findFirst: vi.fn(async () => null) },
       userModelCredential: { findFirst: vi.fn(async () => null) },
       deploymentSettings: { findUnique: vi.fn(async () => null) },
+      space: {
+        findUnique: vi.fn(async () => ({ isDefault: true, gitDefaultBranch: "main" })),
+      },
       taughtSkill: { findMany: vi.fn(async () => []) },
       agentSecret: { findMany: agentSecretFindMany },
       user: { findUnique: vi.fn(async () => null) },
diff --git a/packages/testkit/src/computer-image-tools.test.ts b/packages/testkit/src/computer-image-tools.test.ts
index 47765ad..8d92a8e 100644
--- a/packages/testkit/src/computer-image-tools.test.ts
+++ b/packages/testkit/src/computer-image-tools.test.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ function dockerImagePresent(image: string): boolean {
 
 describe("rakazo/computer image tooling", () => {
   it("includes git, gh, ssh, curl, and sudo when the image is built locally", () => {
+    if (process.env.RAKAZO_COMPUTER_IMAGE_TOOLS_TEST !== "1") {
+      return;
+    }
     const image = process.env.RAKAZO_COMPUTER_IMAGE ?? "rakazo/computer:local";
     if (!dockerImagePresent(image)) {
       return;