diff --git a/rescue-objects.tar b/rescue-objects.tar
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diff --git a/tests/proxmox/create-vm.sh b/tests/proxmox/create-vm.sh
index d41f0be..c33938b 100755
--- a/tests/proxmox/create-vm.sh
+++ b/tests/proxmox/create-vm.sh
@@ -179,20 +179,29 @@ runcmd:
     '
 
   # --- INSTALL CONVENIENCE COMMAND -------------------------------------------
+  # NOTE: heredoc inside cloud-init runcmd must NOT be indented or the
+  # shebang gets leading spaces and the script won't execute properly.
   - |
     cat > /usr/local/bin/darkforge-test << 'DTEOF'
-    #!/bin/bash
-    SCRIPT="/home/darkforge/darkforge/tests/proxmox/run-in-vm.sh"
-    if [ ! -f "$SCRIPT" ]; then
-      echo "ERROR: Test script not found. Is the repo cloned?"
-      echo "  git clone --recurse-submodules https://git.dannyhaslund.dk/danny8632/darkforge.git ~/darkforge"
-      exit 1
-    fi
-    ARGS="$*"
-    exec tmux new-session -d -s darkforge \
-      "bash ${SCRIPT} --tmux ${ARGS}; echo ''; echo 'Tests finished. Press Enter to close.'; read" \; \
-      attach-session -t darkforge
-    DTEOF
+#!/bin/bash
+SCRIPT="/home/darkforge/darkforge/tests/proxmox/run-in-vm.sh"
+if [ ! -f "$SCRIPT" ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: Test script not found at: $SCRIPT"
+    echo ""
+    echo "The git clone probably failed during provisioning."
+    echo "Clone manually:"
+    echo "  git clone --recurse-submodules https://git.dannyhaslund.dk/danny8632/darkforge.git ~/darkforge"
+    echo ""
+    echo "Then run:  darkforge-test"
+    exit 1
+fi
+ARGS="$*"
+# Kill any existing tmux session first
+tmux kill-session -t darkforge 2>/dev/null || true
+exec tmux new-session -d -s darkforge \
+    "bash ${SCRIPT} --tmux ${ARGS}; echo ''; echo 'Tests finished. Press Enter to close.'; read" \; \
+    attach-session -t darkforge
+DTEOF
     chmod +x /usr/local/bin/darkforge-test
 
   # --- SIGNAL DONE -----------------------------------------------------------