diff --git a/scripts/telemetry_adoption_report.py b/scripts/telemetry_adoption_report.py
index 12a6565b10..e3e3f22f3b 100644
--- a/scripts/telemetry_adoption_report.py
+++ b/scripts/telemetry_adoption_report.py
@@ -473,13 +473,13 @@ def format_text(summary: dict[str, Any], repo: str, since_days: int) -> str:
         else:
             lines.append("  - none")
         lines.append("- aggregate adoption counts:")
-        adoption_counts = [entry for entry in window_summary["adoption_counts"] if entry["total"] > 0]
+        adoption_counts = [entry for entry in window_summary.get("adoption_counts", []) if entry["total"] > 0]
         if adoption_counts:
             lines.extend(f"  - {entry['label']}: {entry['total']}" for entry in adoption_counts)
         else:
             lines.append("  - none")
         lines.append("- feature-enabled installs:")
-        feature_counts = [entry for entry in window_summary["feature_enabled_installs"] if entry["installs"] > 0]
+        feature_counts = [entry for entry in window_summary.get("feature_enabled_installs", []) if entry["installs"] > 0]
         if feature_counts:
             lines.extend(f"  - {entry['label']}: {entry['installs']}" for entry in feature_counts)
         else:
diff --git a/scripts/tests/test-hot-dev-auth.sh b/scripts/tests/test-hot-dev-auth.sh
index 5d03aace77..eb05e0c3da 100755
--- a/scripts/tests/test-hot-dev-auth.sh
+++ b/scripts/tests/test-hot-dev-auth.sh
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ EOF
       key_line_count="$(grep -c "^PULSE_AUDIT_SIGNING_KEY=" "${RUNTIME_ENV_PATH}")"
       key_value="$(grep "^PULSE_AUDIT_SIGNING_KEY=" "${RUNTIME_ENV_PATH}" | cut -d= -f2- | tr -d "\\047")"
       key_file_value="$(cat "${DATA_DIR}/.audit-signing.key")"
-      mode="$(stat -f "%Lp" "${DATA_DIR}/.audit-signing.key" 2>/dev/null || stat -c "%a" "${DATA_DIR}/.audit-signing.key")"
+      mode="$(stat -c "%a" "${DATA_DIR}/.audit-signing.key" 2>/dev/null || stat -f "%Lp" "${DATA_DIR}/.audit-signing.key")"
       hot_dev_sync_audit_signing_env_file "${RUNTIME_ENV_PATH}" "${DATA_DIR}"
       key_line_count_after="$(grep -c "^PULSE_AUDIT_SIGNING_KEY=" "${RUNTIME_ENV_PATH}")"
       printf "key_line_count=%s\n" "${key_line_count}"
diff --git a/scripts/tests/test-hot-dev-bg.sh b/scripts/tests/test-hot-dev-bg.sh
index a44aa6dab9..526522f97a 100755
--- a/scripts/tests/test-hot-dev-bg.sh
+++ b/scripts/tests/test-hot-dev-bg.sh
@@ -726,7 +726,7 @@ test_hot_dev_auth_helper_seeds_deterministic_bootstrap_token() {
       rm -f "${DATA_DIR}/.bootstrap_token"
       hot_dev_sync_bootstrap_token_file "${DATA_DIR}"
       third="$(cat "${DATA_DIR}/.bootstrap_token")"
-      mode="$(stat -f "%Lp" "${DATA_DIR}/.bootstrap_token" 2>/dev/null || stat -c "%a" "${DATA_DIR}/.bootstrap_token")"
+      mode="$(stat -c "%a" "${DATA_DIR}/.bootstrap_token" 2>/dev/null || stat -f "%Lp" "${DATA_DIR}/.bootstrap_token")"
       printf "first=%s\n" "${first}"
       printf "second=%s\n" "${second}"
       printf "explicit=%s\n" "${explicit}"
diff --git a/scripts/tests/test-toggle-mock.sh b/scripts/tests/test-toggle-mock.sh
index 0fa1c41d06..93267e77cd 100755
--- a/scripts/tests/test-toggle-mock.sh
+++ b/scripts/tests/test-toggle-mock.sh
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@ EOF
 
   assert_contains "ensure_mock_env_file migrates legacy mock mode" "${env_contents}" "PULSE_MOCK_MODE=true"
   assert_contains "ensure_mock_env_file migrates legacy node count" "${env_contents}" "PULSE_MOCK_NODES=9"
-  assert_contains "ensure_mock_env_file still seeds missing defaults" "${env_contents}" "PULSE_MOCK_VMS_PER_NODE=3"
+  assert_contains "ensure_mock_env_file still seeds missing defaults" "${env_contents}" "PULSE_MOCK_VMS_PER_NODE=6"
 }
 
 test_set_mock_mode_does_not_recreate_legacy_sidecars() {