diff --git a/test/helpers/session-runner.ts b/test/helpers/session-runner.ts
index c9b85de0..ab9e2ee5 100644
--- a/test/helpers/session-runner.ts
+++ b/test/helpers/session-runner.ts
@@ -161,8 +161,10 @@ export async function runSkillTest(options: {
     '--allowed-tools', ...allowedTools,
   ];
 
-  // Write prompt to a temp file and pipe it via shell to avoid stdin buffering issues
-  const promptFile = path.join(workingDirectory, '.prompt-tmp');
+  // Write prompt to a temp file OUTSIDE workingDirectory to avoid race conditions
+  // where afterAll cleanup deletes the dir before cat reads the file (especially
+  // with --concurrent --retry). Using os.tmpdir() + unique suffix keeps it stable.
+  const promptFile = path.join(os.tmpdir(), `.prompt-${process.pid}-${Date.now()}-${Math.random().toString(36).slice(2)}`);
   fs.writeFileSync(promptFile, prompt);
 
   const proc = Bun.spawn(['sh', '-c', `cat "${promptFile}" | claude ${args.map(a => `"${a}"`).join(' ')}`], {
diff --git a/test/skill-e2e-review.test.ts b/test/skill-e2e-review.test.ts
index 2d1b8550..103c6c9c 100644
--- a/test/skill-e2e-review.test.ts
+++ b/test/skill-e2e-review.test.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { describe, test, expect, beforeAll, afterAll } from 'bun:test';
 import { runSkillTest } from './helpers/session-runner';
 import {
   ROOT, browseBin, runId, evalsEnabled, selectedTests,
-  describeIfSelected, describeE2E, testConcurrentIfSelected,
+  describeIfSelected, testConcurrentIfSelected,
   copyDirSync, setupBrowseShims, logCost, recordE2E,
   createEvalCollector, finalizeEvalCollector,
 } from './helpers/e2e-helpers';
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ The diff adds a new "returned" status to the Order model. Your job is to check i
 
 // --- Review: Design review lite E2E ---
 
-describeE2E('Review design lite E2E', () => {
+describeIfSelected('Review design lite E2E', ['review-design-lite'], () => {
   let designDir: string;
 
   beforeAll(() => {