diff --git a/hermes_cli/config.py b/hermes_cli/config.py
index 487708388..f30e663e5 100644
--- a/hermes_cli/config.py
+++ b/hermes_cli/config.py
@@ -2413,7 +2413,7 @@ def load_env() -> Dict[str, str]:
 
 
 def _sanitize_env_lines(lines: list) -> list:
-    """Fix corrupted .env lines before writing.
+    """Fix corrupted .env lines before reading or writing.
 
     Handles two known corruption patterns:
     1. Concatenated KEY=VALUE pairs on a single line (missing newline between
diff --git a/tests/test_env_sanitize_on_load.py b/tests/hermes_cli/test_env_sanitize_on_load.py
similarity index 99%
rename from tests/test_env_sanitize_on_load.py
rename to tests/hermes_cli/test_env_sanitize_on_load.py
index c29f5ecc5..6ac7c2cef 100644
--- a/tests/test_env_sanitize_on_load.py
+++ b/tests/hermes_cli/test_env_sanitize_on_load.py
@@ -1,12 +1,9 @@
 """Tests for .env sanitization during load to prevent token duplication (#8908)."""
 
-import os
 import tempfile
 from pathlib import Path
 from unittest.mock import patch
 
-import pytest
-
 
 def test_load_env_sanitizes_concatenated_lines():
     """Verify load_env() splits concatenated KEY=VALUE pairs.