diff --git a/src/features/opencode-skill-loader/project-skill-tool-references.test.ts b/src/features/opencode-skill-loader/project-skill-tool-references.test.ts
index c417f6c21..ca87d6906 100644
--- a/src/features/opencode-skill-loader/project-skill-tool-references.test.ts
+++ b/src/features/opencode-skill-loader/project-skill-tool-references.test.ts
@@ -1,20 +1,19 @@
 /// <reference types="bun-types" />
 
 import { describe, expect, test } from "bun:test"
-import { readFileSync } from "node:fs"
 import { join } from "node:path"
 import { fileURLToPath } from "node:url"
 
 const PROJECT_ROOT = fileURLToPath(new URL("../../..", import.meta.url))
 
-function readProjectSkill(...segments: string[]) {
-  return readFileSync(join(PROJECT_ROOT, ".opencode", "skills", ...segments, "SKILL.md"), "utf8")
+async function readProjectSkill(...segments: string[]) {
+  return Bun.file(join(PROJECT_ROOT, ".opencode", "skills", ...segments, "SKILL.md")).text()
 }
 
 describe("project skill tool references", () => {
   describe("#given work-with-pr skill instructions", () => {
-    test("#when reading the commit delegation example #then it uses a real task category", () => {
-      const skillContent = readProjectSkill("work-with-pr")
+    test("#when reading the commit delegation example #then it uses a real task category", async () => {
+      const skillContent = await readProjectSkill("work-with-pr")
 
       const usesQuickCategory = skillContent.includes(
         'task(category="quick", load_skills=["git-master"], prompt="Commit the changes atomically following git-master conventions. Repository is at {WORKTREE_PATH}.")'
@@ -26,8 +25,8 @@ describe("project skill tool references", () => {
   })
 
   describe("#given github-triage skill instructions", () => {
-    test("#when reading task tracking examples #then they use the real task management tool names", () => {
-      const skillContent = readProjectSkill("github-triage")
+    test("#when reading task tracking examples #then they use the real task management tool names", async () => {
+      const skillContent = await readProjectSkill("github-triage")
 
       const usesRealToolNames =
         skillContent.includes("task_create(subject=\"Triage: #{number} {title}\")")