diff --git a/integration/ai_chat_test.go b/integration/ai_chat_test.go
index a543723..86a5731 100644
--- a/integration/ai_chat_test.go
+++ b/integration/ai_chat_test.go
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@ func TestTaskDetailView_ChatModifiesTask(t *testing.T) {
 	updated := ta.TaskStore.GetTask(taskID)
 	if updated == nil {
 		t.Fatal("task not found after chat")
+		return
 	}
 	if updated.Title != "AI Modified Title" {
 		t.Errorf("title = %q, want %q", updated.Title, "AI Modified Title")
@@ -114,6 +115,7 @@ func TestTaskDetailView_ChatNotAvailableWithoutConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	task := ta.TaskStore.GetTask(taskID)
 	if task == nil {
 		t.Fatal("task not found")
+		return
 	}
 	if task.Title != "Unchanged Title" {
 		t.Errorf("title = %q, want %q", task.Title, "Unchanged Title")
diff --git a/integration/deps_editor_test.go b/integration/deps_editor_test.go
index de4e5fa..1db2cc1 100644
--- a/integration/deps_editor_test.go
+++ b/integration/deps_editor_test.go
@@ -158,6 +158,7 @@ func TestDepsEditor_MoveTask_AllToDepends_PersistsOnDisk(t *testing.T) {
 	updated := ta.TaskStore.GetTask(contextID)
 	if updated == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("context task not found in store")
+		return
 	}
 	if !slices.Contains(updated.DependsOn, freeID) {
 		t.Errorf("DependsOn = %v, want it to contain %s", updated.DependsOn, freeID)
@@ -170,6 +171,7 @@ func TestDepsEditor_MoveTask_AllToDepends_PersistsOnDisk(t *testing.T) {
 	reloaded := ta.TaskStore.GetTask(contextID)
 	if reloaded == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("context task not found after reload")
+		return
 	}
 	if !slices.Contains(reloaded.DependsOn, freeID) {
 		t.Errorf("after reload: DependsOn = %v, want it to contain %s", reloaded.DependsOn, freeID)
@@ -223,6 +225,7 @@ func TestDepsEditor_MoveTask_DependsToAll_RemovesDep(t *testing.T) {
 	updated := ta.TaskStore.GetTask(contextID)
 	if updated == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("context task not found in store")
+		return
 	}
 	if slices.Contains(updated.DependsOn, depID) {
 		t.Errorf("DependsOn = %v, should not contain %s after removal", updated.DependsOn, depID)
@@ -235,6 +238,7 @@ func TestDepsEditor_MoveTask_DependsToAll_RemovesDep(t *testing.T) {
 	reloaded := ta.TaskStore.GetTask(contextID)
 	if reloaded == nil {
 		t.Fatalf("context task not found after reload")
+		return
 	}
 	if slices.Contains(reloaded.DependsOn, depID) {
 		t.Errorf("after reload: DependsOn = %v, should not contain %s", reloaded.DependsOn, depID)