diff --git a/tests/conftest.py b/tests/conftest.py
index c875503..79d4576 100644
--- a/tests/conftest.py
+++ b/tests/conftest.py
@@ -33,6 +33,9 @@ for _mod in [
     # pyzbar is optional (for QR code invite detection)
     "pyzbar",
     "pyzbar.pyzbar",
+    # requests is optional — used by reward scoring (swarm.learner) to call
+    # Ollama directly; stub so patch("requests.post") works in tests.
+    "requests",
 ]:
     sys.modules.setdefault(_mod, MagicMock())
 
diff --git a/tests/self_coding/test_git_safety.py b/tests/self_coding/test_git_safety.py
index c987055..404bd16 100644
--- a/tests/self_coding/test_git_safety.py
+++ b/tests/self_coding/test_git_safety.py
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ from __future__ import annotations
 import asyncio
 import os
 import subprocess
+import sys
 import tempfile
 from pathlib import Path
 
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ def test_pass():
 """)
         safety = GitSafety(
             repo_path=temp_git_repo,
-            test_command="python -m pytest test_pass.py -v",
+            test_command=f"{sys.executable} -m pytest test_pass.py -v",
         )
         
         snapshot = await safety.snapshot(run_tests=True)
diff --git a/tests/self_coding/test_git_safety_errors.py b/tests/self_coding/test_git_safety_errors.py
index 88c513d..e8086ee 100644
--- a/tests/self_coding/test_git_safety_errors.py
+++ b/tests/self_coding/test_git_safety_errors.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ Tests timeout handling, git failures, merge conflicts, and edge cases.
 from __future__ import annotations
 
 import subprocess
+import sys
 import tempfile
 from pathlib import Path
 from unittest.mock import patch
@@ -124,7 +125,7 @@ class TestGitSafetyErrors:
             
             safety = GitSafety(
                 repo_path=repo_path,
-                test_command="python -m pytest test_fail.py -v",
+                test_command=f"{sys.executable} -m pytest test_fail.py -v",
             )
             
             snapshot = await safety.snapshot(run_tests=True)