diff --git a/src/security/temp-path-guard.test.ts b/src/security/temp-path-guard.test.ts
index d27dd5c7580..3d28c7e3aa7 100644
--- a/src/security/temp-path-guard.test.ts
+++ b/src/security/temp-path-guard.test.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ const SKIP_PATTERNS = [
   /\.e2e\.tsx?$/,
   /\.d\.ts$/,
   /[\\/](?:__tests__|tests)[\\/]/,
-  /[\\/]test-helpers(?:\.[^\\/]+)?\.ts$/,
+  /[\\/][^/\\]*test-helpers(?:\.[^\\/]+)?\.ts$/,
 ];
 
 function shouldSkip(relativePath: string): boolean {