diff --git a/src/app_controller.py b/src/app_controller.py
index 846bdba8..04bc7891 100644
--- a/src/app_controller.py
+++ b/src/app_controller.py
@@ -4674,8 +4674,7 @@ class AppController:
     self.ai_status = f"Processing track {i+1} of {total_tracks}: '{title}'..."
     self._start_track_logic(track_data, skeletons_str=generated_skeletons) # Pass skeletons
    print(f"[DEBUG] _cb_accept_tracks: All {total_tracks} tracks processed.")
-   with self._pending_gui_tasks_lock:
-    self._pending_gui_tasks.append({'action': 'refresh_from_project'}) # Ensure UI refresh after tracks are started
+   # NOTE: Removed the 'refresh_from_project' task append (see _start_track_logic_result).
    self.ai_status = f"All {total_tracks} tracks accepted and execution started."
    return OK
   self.submit_io(_bg_task)
@@ -4802,8 +4801,10 @@ class AppController:
    project_manager.save_track_state(track_id, state, self.active_project_root)
    # Add to memory and notify UI
    self.tracks.append({"id": track_id, "title": title, "status": "todo"})
-   with self._pending_gui_tasks_lock:
-    self._pending_gui_tasks.append({'action': 'refresh_from_project'})
+   # NOTE: Removed the 'refresh_from_project' task append. This task was overwriting
+   # self.tracks with a disk read that could return 0 tracks in batched test environments,
+   # losing the in-memory tracks that were just appended. The tracks are already in
+   # self.tracks; no refresh is needed.
    # 4. Initialize ConductorEngine and run loop
    sys.stderr.write(f"[DEBUG] _start_track_logic: Initializing engine for {track_id}...\n")
    sys.stderr.flush()