diff --git a/scripts/release.py b/scripts/release.py
index 67e13abc37d..d9e2aacd8b1 100755
--- a/scripts/release.py
+++ b/scripts/release.py
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ AUTHOR_MAP = {
     "ed@bebop.crew": "someaka",
     "anadi.jaggia@gmail.com": "Jaggia",
     "steve@steveonjava.com": "steveonjava",
+    "steveonjava@gmail.com": "steveonjava",
     "32201324+simpolism@users.noreply.github.com": "simpolism",
     "simpolism@gmail.com": "simpolism",
     "jake@nousresearch.com": "simpolism",
diff --git a/tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_core_functionality.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_core_functionality.py
index ce8334208af..05fb31c4d5f 100644
--- a/tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_core_functionality.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_kanban_core_functionality.py
@@ -3667,9 +3667,16 @@ def test_gateway_dispatcher_disables_corrupt_board_without_traceback(
         raise sqlite3.DatabaseError("file is not a database")
 
     async def _to_thread(fn, *args, **kwargs):
+        # PR salvage (#32857 commit 7): the dispatcher now reaps zombies at
+        # the top of each tick via ``asyncio.to_thread(_kb.reap_worker_zombies)``
+        # BEFORE the per-board tick work. Each tick now issues 3 ``to_thread``
+        # calls (reaper + ``_tick_once`` + ``_ready_nonempty``) instead of 2,
+        # so this counter must reach 6 to allow the same 2 dispatch ticks the
+        # pre-reaper test expected at 4. Connect counts in the assertion below
+        # are unchanged.
         calls["to_thread"] += 1
         result = fn(*args, **kwargs)
-        if calls["to_thread"] >= 4:
+        if calls["to_thread"] >= 6:
             runner._running = False
         return result