diff --git a/scripts/resolvers/design.ts b/scripts/resolvers/design.ts
index e12e1964d..f8669811d 100644
--- a/scripts/resolvers/design.ts
+++ b/scripts/resolvers/design.ts
@@ -1127,17 +1127,17 @@ function designReadyProbe(ctx: TemplateContext): string {
   return `_DS=$("${toShellPath(ctx.paths.skillRoot)}/bin/gstack-paths" --get GSTACK_STATE_ROOT 2>/dev/null); _DC=\${_DS:+$_DS/design-ready}; _DK=$(ls -diL "$D" 2>/dev/null)
 _dt() { if command -v gtimeout >/dev/null; then gtimeout 10 "$@"; elif command -v timeout >/dev/null; then timeout 10 "$@"
 elif command -v perl >/dev/null; then perl -e 'alarm(shift);exec(@ARGV)' 10 "$@"; else return 125; fi; }
-_RC=0; _FIX="Fix: cd \${D%/design/dist/design} && ./setup"
+_RC=0; _F="Fix: cd \${D%/design/dist/design} && ./setup"
 if [ ! -x "$D" ]; then _RC=missing
 elif [ ! "$_DC" -nt "$D" ] || [ "$(cat "$_DC")" != "$_DK" ]; then _dt "$D" >/dev/null 2>&1 </dev/null || _RC=$?
 fi
 case "$_RC" in
   0) echo "DESIGN_READY: $D"; [ -n "$_DC" ] && echo "$_DK" > "$_DC" 2>/dev/null ;;
-  missing) echo "DESIGN_NOT_AVAILABLE: $D is not installed. $_FIX" ;;
-  124|142) echo "DESIGN_NOT_AVAILABLE: $D timed out after 10s at launch" ;;
-  125) echo "DESIGN_NOT_AVAILABLE: no timeout, gtimeout or perl to bound the $D launch check" ;;
-  137) echo "DESIGN_NOT_AVAILABLE: $D exited 137 (killed at launch; on macOS usually an invalid code signature). $_FIX" ;;
-  *) echo "DESIGN_NOT_AVAILABLE: $D exited $_RC at launch" ;;
+  missing) echo "DESIGN_NOT_AVAILABLE: $D is not installed. $_F" ;;
+  124|142) echo "DESIGN_NOT_AVAILABLE: $D timed out after 10s" ;;
+  125) echo "DESIGN_NOT_AVAILABLE: no timeout/gtimeout/perl to bound $D" ;;
+  137) echo "DESIGN_NOT_AVAILABLE: $D exited 137 (killed at launch; on macOS usually an invalid code signature). $_F" ;;
+  *) echo "DESIGN_NOT_AVAILABLE: $D exited $_RC" ;;
 esac`;
 }
 
diff --git a/test/design-setup-probe.test.ts b/test/design-setup-probe.test.ts
index 369c3afd6..5697a1d0b 100644
--- a/test/design-setup-probe.test.ts
+++ b/test/design-setup-probe.test.ts
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ describe('B4: DESIGN_READY requires a binary that starts', () => {
       expect(w.launches()).toBe(1);
       fs.writeFileSync(path.join(w.install, 'design/dist/design'), `#!/bin/sh\necho launched >> "${w.home}/launches"\nexit 3\n`);
       fs.utimesSync(path.join(w.install, 'design/dist/design'), new Date(), new Date(Date.now() + 5_000));
-      expect(run(setup(), w).stdout.trim()).toBe(`DESIGN_NOT_AVAILABLE: ${w.install}/design/dist/design exited 3 at launch`);
+      expect(run(setup(), w).stdout.trim()).toBe(`DESIGN_NOT_AVAILABLE: ${w.install}/design/dist/design exited 3`);
     });
 
     test(`${host.name}: a binary killed at launch is not ready and names the fix`, () => {
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ describe('B4: DESIGN_READY requires a binary that starts', () => {
       if (found) fs.symlinkSync(found, path.join(bin, tool));
     }
     const r = run(fenceAfter(path.join(HOSTS[0].dir('design-review'), 'SKILL.md'), '## DESIGN SETUP'), w, bin);
-    expect(r.stdout.trim()).toBe(`DESIGN_NOT_AVAILABLE: no timeout, gtimeout or perl to bound the ${w.install}/design/dist/design launch check`);
+    expect(r.stdout.trim()).toBe(`DESIGN_NOT_AVAILABLE: no timeout/gtimeout/perl to bound ${w.install}/design/dist/design`);
     expect(w.launches()).toBe(0);
   });
 
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ describe('B4: DESIGN_READY requires a binary that starts', () => {
       child.on('error', reject);
       child.on('close', () => resolve(text));
     });
-    expect(stdout.trim()).toBe(`DESIGN_NOT_AVAILABLE: ${w.install}/design/dist/design timed out after 10s at launch`);
+    expect(stdout.trim()).toBe(`DESIGN_NOT_AVAILABLE: ${w.install}/design/dist/design timed out after 10s`);
   }, 30_000);
 
   test('office-hours visual exploration uses the same probe', () => {