diff --git a/crates/engine/src/recovery.rs b/crates/engine/src/recovery.rs
index 707d0aad..6996cda7 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/recovery.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/recovery.rs
@@ -311,7 +311,10 @@ mod tests {
         let opened = open(&mut s2, &dir).unwrap();
         assert!(s2.documents().iter().all(|d| d.uid != uid), "{opened:?}");
         assert!(lock_path(&dir, other).exists(), "a live owner's lock stays");
-        // Once the owner is gone, its entry is recovered and its lock file cleaned up.
+        // Once the owner is gone, its entry is recovered and its lock file cleaned up. Unlock
+        // rather than only drop: a child spawned meanwhile by a parallel test (mkfifo) shares the
+        // open file and would keep the lock held until it execs.
+        lock.unlock().unwrap();
         drop(lock);
         let mut s3 = Session::new();
         open(&mut s3, &dir).unwrap();
diff --git a/crates/ui-egui/src/spelling_tests.rs b/crates/ui-egui/src/spelling_tests.rs
index e88ea23f..5d6cf700 100644
--- a/crates/ui-egui/src/spelling_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/ui-egui/src/spelling_tests.rs
@@ -233,7 +233,9 @@ fn notes_menu_language_dialog_and_repeated_words() {
     if let (Ok(path), Ok(img)) = (std::env::var("DECKCRAFT_PNG_OUT_NOTES"), h.render()) {
         let _ = img.save(path);
     }
-    // Right-click the notes' first word.
+    // Right-click the notes' first word, once the (background) notes check is in.
+    assert_eq!(h.state_mut().squiggles.settle_notes("Remmeber the the plan", "xx-NM"), vec![(0, 8), (13, 16)]);
+    h.run_steps(2);
     let notes = h.query_all_by_role(Role::MultilineTextInput).next().map(|n| n.rect()).unwrap();
     right_click(&mut h, egui::pos2(notes.left() + 14.0, notes.top() + 8.0));
     if let (Ok(path), Ok(img)) = (std::env::var("DECKCRAFT_PNG_OUT_NOTES_MENU"), h.render()) {
@@ -245,6 +247,7 @@ fn notes_menu_language_dialog_and_repeated_words() {
     let notes_text = |h: &Harness<'_, SlideApp>| h.state().session.active().unwrap().doc.slides[0].notes_text();
     assert_eq!(notes_text(&h), "Remember the the plan");
     // The repeated "the": its squiggle starts after "Remember the ".
+    h.state_mut().squiggles.settle_notes("Remember the the plan", "xx-NM");
     h.run_steps(4);
     let x = h.query_all_by_role(Role::MultilineTextInput).next().map(|n| n.rect()).unwrap();
     let mut found = false;