diff --git a/src/git.rs b/src/git.rs
index 8a88b211..ee7b29ae 100644
--- a/src/git.rs
+++ b/src/git.rs
@@ -212,7 +212,7 @@ fn collect_tree_index_changes(
 }
 
 fn flatten_tree(
-    _repo: &gix::Repository,
+    repo: &gix::Repository,
     tree: &gix::Tree<'_>,
     prefix: &str,
     out: &mut HashMap<String, gix::ObjectId>,
diff --git a/src/snapshot/patch_apply.rs b/src/snapshot/patch_apply.rs
index 8475e67b..150bfd6d 100644
--- a/src/snapshot/patch_apply.rs
+++ b/src/snapshot/patch_apply.rs
@@ -145,7 +145,7 @@ fn finalize_patch_application(context: PatchApplyContext, tree: &mut RojoTree) -
     for (id, map) in context.path_refs_to_rewrite {
         for (prop_name, path) in map {
             if let Some(target) = tree.resolve_ref_path(&path, id) {
-                log::debug!(
+                log::trace!(
                     "Resolved path reference {} -> {} (path: {})",
                     prop_name,
                     target,
diff --git a/tests/rojo_test/serve_util.rs b/tests/rojo_test/serve_util.rs
index 227f09c5..e1e606db 100644
--- a/tests/rojo_test/serve_util.rs
+++ b/tests/rojo_test/serve_util.rs
@@ -202,18 +202,16 @@ impl TestServeSession {
         copy_recursive(&source_path, &project_path)
             .expect("Couldn't copy project to temporary directory");
 
-        // Initialize git repo and run setup callback
-        let mut repo = gix::init(&project_path).expect("gix init failed");
-        {
-            let mut config = repo.config_snapshot_mut();
-            config
-                .set_raw_value(&gix::config::tree::User::NAME, "Test")
-                .unwrap();
-            config
-                .set_raw_value(&gix::config::tree::User::EMAIL, "test@test.com")
-                .unwrap();
-            let _ = config.commit_auto_rollback().unwrap();
-        }
+        // Initialize git repo and persist config to disk so that
+        // git_add_all_and_commit (which opens a fresh gix handle via
+        // gix::discover) can read user identity. The gix SnapshotMut
+        // API is in-memory only and never writes to .git/config.
+        gix::init(&project_path).expect("gix init failed");
+        fs::write(
+            project_path.join(".git/config"),
+            "[user]\n\tname = Test\n\temail = test@test.com\n[core]\n\tautocrlf = false\n",
+        )
+        .expect("Failed to write .git/config");
 
         setup(&project_path);
 
diff --git a/tests/tests/git_sync_defaults.rs b/tests/tests/git_sync_defaults.rs
index 01506e85..3b797871 100644
--- a/tests/tests/git_sync_defaults.rs
+++ b/tests/tests/git_sync_defaults.rs
@@ -20,8 +20,17 @@ use librojo::web_api::{InstanceUpdate, WriteRequest};
 use rbx_dom_weak::types::{Ref, Variant};
 use rbx_dom_weak::{ustr, UstrMap};
 
+use crate::rojo_test::io_util::SERVE_TESTS_PATH;
 use crate::rojo_test::serve_util::TestServeSession;
 
+fn fixture_content(rel_path: &str) -> String {
+    let path = Path::new(SERVE_TESTS_PATH)
+        .join("git_sync_defaults")
+        .join(rel_path);
+    fs::read_to_string(&path)
+        .unwrap_or_else(|e| panic!("Failed to read fixture {}: {}", path.display(), e))
+}
+
 fn git_commit_all(dir: &Path, msg: &str) {
     librojo::git::git_add_all_and_commit(dir, msg);
 }
@@ -204,7 +213,7 @@ fn non_script_change_in_changed_ids_but_no_hash() {
 
 #[test]
 fn committed_hash_matches_head_content() {
-    let original_content = "local ModuleA = {}\nreturn ModuleA\n";
+    let original_content = fixture_content("src/ModuleA.luau");
 
     let mut session = TestServeSession::new_with_git("git_sync_defaults", |path| {
         git_commit_all(path, "initial commit");
@@ -221,7 +230,7 @@ fn committed_hash_matches_head_content() {
             .get(&module_id)
             .expect("ModuleA should have committed hashes");
 
-        let expected_hash = compute_blob_sha1(original_content);
+        let expected_hash = compute_blob_sha1(&original_content);
         assert!(
             hashes.contains(&expected_hash),
             "Committed hash should match SHA1 of original content. Expected: {}, Got: {:?}",
@@ -256,7 +265,7 @@ fn staged_hash_included_when_different_from_head() {
             hashes.len()
         );
 
-        let head_hash = compute_blob_sha1("local ModuleA = {}\nreturn ModuleA\n");
+        let head_hash = compute_blob_sha1(&fixture_content("src/ModuleA.luau"));
         let staged_hash = compute_blob_sha1("-- staged version");
 
         assert!(hashes.contains(&head_hash), "Should contain HEAD hash");
@@ -334,7 +343,7 @@ fn init_style_script_appears_in_changed_ids() {
 
 #[test]
 fn init_style_script_has_committed_hash() {
-    let original = "local DirModule = {}\nreturn DirModule\n";
+    let original = fixture_content("src/DirModule/init.luau");
 
     let mut session = TestServeSession::new_with_git("git_sync_defaults", |path| {
         git_commit_all(path, "initial commit");
@@ -350,7 +359,7 @@ fn init_style_script_has_committed_hash() {
             .get(&dir_id)
             .expect("DirModule should have committed hashes");
 
-        let expected_hash = compute_blob_sha1(original);
+        let expected_hash = compute_blob_sha1(&original);
         assert!(
             hashes.contains(&expected_hash),
             "init.luau committed hash should match. Expected: {}, Got: {:?}",
@@ -983,7 +992,7 @@ fn committed_changes_still_in_changed_ids_via_initial_head() {
 
 #[test]
 fn committed_script_gets_initial_head_hash() {
-    let original_content = "local ModuleA = {}\nreturn ModuleA\n";
+    let original_content = fixture_content("src/ModuleA.luau");
     let modified_content = "-- committed v2\nreturn {}";
 
     let mut session = TestServeSession::new_with_git("git_sync_defaults", |path| {
@@ -1009,7 +1018,7 @@ fn committed_script_gets_initial_head_hash() {
             .get(&module_id)
             .expect("Committed script should have hashes");
 
-        let initial_hash = compute_blob_sha1(original_content);
+        let initial_hash = compute_blob_sha1(&original_content);
         assert!(
             hashes.contains(&initial_hash),
             "Hashes should include the initial_head version ({initial_hash}), got {hashes:?}"