diff --git a/.changeset/stabilize-approval-test-cleanup.md b/.changeset/stabilize-approval-test-cleanup.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b47a29e8a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/stabilize-approval-test-cleanup.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@moonshot-ai/server": patch
+---
+
+Stabilize server approval end-to-end test cleanup after daemon shutdown.
diff --git a/packages/server/test/approval.e2e.test.ts b/packages/server/test/approval.e2e.test.ts
index 011075eae..2c370263e 100644
--- a/packages/server/test/approval.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/packages/server/test/approval.e2e.test.ts
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ afterEach(async () => {
     // ignore
   }
   server = undefined;
-  rmSync(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true });
-  rmSync(bridgeHome, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  rmSync(tmpDir, { recursive: true, force: true, maxRetries: 3, retryDelay: 100 });
+  rmSync(bridgeHome, { recursive: true, force: true, maxRetries: 3, retryDelay: 100 });
 });
 
 async function bootDaemon(): Promise<RunningServer> {