diff --git a/src/__tests__/listNonInteractive.test.ts b/src/__tests__/listNonInteractive.test.ts
index b25ab07..12f93a5 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/listNonInteractive.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/listNonInteractive.test.ts
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ describe('listTasks non-interactive text output', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     tmpDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'takt-test-ni-'));
     execFileSync('git', ['init', '--initial-branch', 'main'], { cwd: tmpDir, stdio: 'pipe' });
+    execFileSync('git', ['config', 'user.name', 'Test User'], { cwd: tmpDir, stdio: 'pipe' });
+    execFileSync('git', ['config', 'user.email', 'test@example.com'], { cwd: tmpDir, stdio: 'pipe' });
     execFileSync('git', ['commit', '--allow-empty', '-m', 'init'], { cwd: tmpDir, stdio: 'pipe' });
   });
 
@@ -101,6 +103,8 @@ describe('listTasks non-interactive action errors', () => {
   beforeEach(() => {
     tmpDir = fs.mkdtempSync(path.join(os.tmpdir(), 'takt-test-ni-err-'));
     execFileSync('git', ['init', '--initial-branch', 'main'], { cwd: tmpDir, stdio: 'pipe' });
+    execFileSync('git', ['config', 'user.name', 'Test User'], { cwd: tmpDir, stdio: 'pipe' });
+    execFileSync('git', ['config', 'user.email', 'test@example.com'], { cwd: tmpDir, stdio: 'pipe' });
     execFileSync('git', ['commit', '--allow-empty', '-m', 'init'], { cwd: tmpDir, stdio: 'pipe' });
     // Create a pending task so the "no tasks" early return is not triggered
     const tasksDir = path.join(tmpDir, '.takt', 'tasks');