diff --git a/packages/daemon/src/__tests__/file-watcher-workflow.test.ts b/packages/daemon/src/__tests__/file-watcher-workflow.test.ts
index 9de7123..2d5c60a 100644
--- a/packages/daemon/src/__tests__/file-watcher-workflow.test.ts
+++ b/packages/daemon/src/__tests__/file-watcher-workflow.test.ts
@@ -74,23 +74,28 @@ describe("createFileWatcher — workflow file changes (Phase 3)", () => {
     expect(wfChange.workflowName).toBe("my-workflow");
   }, 10_000);
 
-  // TODO: flaky on macOS — fs.watch sometimes coalesces events across files.
-  // See https://git.shazhou.work/uncaged/nerve/issues/149
-  it.skip("does NOT emit workflow change for nerve.yaml", async () => {
-    const root = makeTempNerveRoot();
+  it("does NOT emit workflow change for nerve.yaml", async () => {
+    // Use a root with NO workflow files — avoids macOS fs.watch coalescing
+    // stale workflow creation events into the nerve.yaml write window.
+    const dir = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "nerve-fw-wf-noworkflow-"));
+    mkdirSync(join(dir, "senses"), { recursive: true });
+    writeFileSync(join(dir, "nerve.yaml"), "senses: {}\nreflexes: []\n");
+
     const changes: FileChange[] = [];
+    watcher = createFileWatcher(dir, (change) => changes.push(change), 50);
 
-    watcher = createFileWatcher(root, (change) => changes.push(change), 50);
-
-    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 100));
-    // Isolate the nerve.yaml write from fs.watch startup / coalesced events on some platforms
+    // Let watcher settle
+    await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 200));
     changes.length = 0;
-    writeFileSync(join(root, "nerve.yaml"), "senses: {}\nreflexes: []\n# changed\n");
+
+    writeFileSync(join(dir, "nerve.yaml"), "senses: {}\nreflexes: []\n# changed\n");
 
     await waitFor(() => changes.some((c) => c.kind === "config"), 3000);
 
     const wfChanges = changes.filter((c) => c.kind === "workflow");
     expect(wfChanges).toHaveLength(0);
+
+    rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
   }, 10_000);
 
   it("debounces rapid workflow file changes", async () => {