diff --git a/src/commands.py b/src/commands.py
index 7a3e362b..98d5fc87 100644
--- a/src/commands.py
+++ b/src/commands.py
@@ -355,21 +355,16 @@ def reset_layout(app: "App") -> None:
  window names that no longer exist (e.g. after a refactor renames
  windows) and the dock space appears empty / non-recoverable via
  the Windows menu. Sets every show_windows entry to True and
- deletes manualslop_layout.ini so hello_imgui regenerates a fresh
- dock layout on the next frame (and the next process shutdown saves
- the new layout in place of the stale one). The user will need to
- restart sloppy.py for the dock layout to fully take effect; the
- show_windows toggles take effect immediately.
+ deletes the cwd's manualslop_layout.ini so hello_imgui regenerates
+ a fresh dock layout on the next process restart. The show_windows
+ toggles take effect immediately.
  """
  if hasattr(app, "show_windows") and isinstance(app.show_windows, dict):
   for name in app.show_windows.keys():
    app.show_windows[name] = True
  try:
   import os
-  layout_paths = [
-   "manualslop_layout.ini",
-   os.path.join("tests", "artifacts", "live_gui_workspace", "manualslop_layout.ini"),
-  ]
+  layout_paths: list[str] = ["manualslop_layout.ini"]
   for p in layout_paths:
    if os.path.exists(p):
     os.remove(p)
diff --git a/tests/test_reset_layout.py b/tests/test_reset_layout.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c735f8ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_reset_layout.py
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+import ast
+import inspect
+
+import src.commands as commands
+
+
+def test_reset_layout_excludes_test_fixture_path() -> None:
+ source: str = inspect.getsource(commands.reset_layout)
+ assert "tests/artifacts/live_gui_workspace" not in source
+ assert "os.path.join" not in source
+ assert "manualslop_layout.ini" in source
+
+
+def test_reset_layout_runs_on_clean_app() -> None:
+ class _MockApp:
+  pass
+ mock_app: _MockApp = _MockApp()
+ mock_app.show_windows = {}
+ commands.reset_layout(mock_app)
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