diff --git a/apps/api/tests/routes/events.test.ts b/apps/api/tests/routes/events.test.ts
index 00194eb..883b59f 100644
--- a/apps/api/tests/routes/events.test.ts
+++ b/apps/api/tests/routes/events.test.ts
@@ -646,64 +646,60 @@ describe('CR-06: OIDC iss/sub → users.id resolution on write handlers', () =>
 //       clause → the /inner join.*calendars/ assertion fails.
 // GREEN: After adding .innerJoin(calendars, ...) the SQL contains the join.
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
-describe('regression: edit/delete lookups join calendars', () => {
-  it('PATCH /:uid/edit lookup SQL contains inner join to calendars', async () => {
-    // Use the real drizzle + schema — vi.importActual bypasses the vi.mock for db/client.
-    // drizzle does NOT need a live DB to produce SQL via toSQL().
-    const { drizzle } = await vi.importActual<typeof import('drizzle-orm/mysql2')>('drizzle-orm/mysql2')
-    const { eq } = await vi.importActual<typeof import('drizzle-orm')>('drizzle-orm')
-    const { calendarEvents, calendars } = await vi.importActual<typeof import('../../src/db/schema.js')>('../../src/db/schema.js')
+// Regression: BUG 1 — the edit/delete lookups select calendars.url/userId but
+// must JOIN calendars to do so. Without the join Drizzle throws at query-build
+// → the handler's catch returns 503 (delete dialog never closes).
+//
+// This couples to the HANDLER, not a query the test rebuilds. The select-chain
+// mock exposes from() → innerJoin() → where(); a no-join handler that calls
+// .from().where() hits an undefined .where() → throws → 503, AND never invokes
+// the innerJoin spy. So both assertions go RED if the join is removed from
+// events.ts; they pass only because the handler actually joins.
+describe('regression: edit/delete lookups join calendars (BUG 1)', () => {
+  const seededRow = {
+    uid: 'uid-001@familysync',
+    etag: '"etag-abc"',
+    objectUrl: 'https://caldav.fastmail.com/dav/calendars/user/test@fm.com/Default/uid-001.ics',
+    calendarId: 1,
+    calendarUrl: 'https://caldav.fastmail.com/dav/calendars/user/test@fm.com/Default/',
+    userId: 1,
+  }
+  let innerJoinSpy: ReturnType<typeof vi.fn>
 
-    // Construct a throwaway drizzle instance — client is never called by toSQL()
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-    const db = drizzle({ client: {} as any, mode: 'default' })
-
-    // Build the lookup query AS THE HANDLER SHOULD (with join).
-    // If the handler omits innerJoin, this test catches the regression by
-    // failing the SQL assertion — uncomment the no-join version to see RED:
-    //   .from(calendarEvents)
-    //   .where(eq(calendarEvents.uid, 'test-uid'))  ← no join → toSQL omits join clause → FAILS
-    const lookupQuery = db
-      .select({
-        uid: calendarEvents.uid,
-        etag: calendarEvents.etag,
-        objectUrl: calendarEvents.objectUrl,
-        calendarId: calendarEvents.calendarId,
-        calendarUrl: calendars.url,
-        userId: calendars.userId,
-      })
-      .from(calendarEvents)
-      .innerJoin(calendars, eq(calendarEvents.calendarId, calendars.id))
-      .where(eq(calendarEvents.uid, 'test-uid'))
-
-    const { sql: generatedSql } = lookupQuery.toSQL()
-    // Must contain an inner join referencing the calendars table
-    expect(generatedSql).toMatch(/inner join[\s\S]*`calendars`/i)
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    mockDbRows = [seededRow]
+    // Wire from() → innerJoin() → where(); the innerJoin spy proves the handler
+    // routes through the join rather than calling .where() directly on from().
+    const innerJoinWhere = vi.fn().mockImplementation(() => Promise.resolve(mockDbRows))
+    innerJoinSpy = vi.fn().mockReturnValue({ where: innerJoinWhere })
+    mockFromFn.mockReturnValue({ innerJoin: innerJoinSpy })
+    mockSelectFn.mockReturnValue({ from: mockFromFn })
   })
 
-  it('DELETE /:uid lookup SQL contains inner join to calendars', async () => {
-    const { drizzle } = await vi.importActual<typeof import('drizzle-orm/mysql2')>('drizzle-orm/mysql2')
-    const { eq } = await vi.importActual<typeof import('drizzle-orm')>('drizzle-orm')
-    const { calendarEvents, calendars } = await vi.importActual<typeof import('../../src/db/schema.js')>('../../src/db/schema.js')
+  it('PATCH /:uid/edit joins calendars (no 503) and invokes innerJoin', async () => {
+    const { app } = await import('../../src/index.js')
+    const res = await app.request('/api/events/uid-001%40familysync/edit', {
+      method: 'PATCH',
+      headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json' },
+      body: JSON.stringify({
+        title: 'Updated title',
+        allDay: false,
+        start: '2026-06-15T10:00:00Z',
+        end: '2026-06-15T11:00:00Z',
+        calendarUrl: 'https://caldav.fastmail.com/dav/calendars/user/test@fm.com/Default/',
+      }),
+    })
+    expect(res.status).toBe(202)
+    expect(innerJoinSpy).toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
 
-    // eslint-disable-next-line @typescript-eslint/no-explicit-any
-    const db = drizzle({ client: {} as any, mode: 'default' })
-
-    const lookupQuery = db
-      .select({
-        uid: calendarEvents.uid,
-        etag: calendarEvents.etag,
-        objectUrl: calendarEvents.objectUrl,
-        calendarId: calendarEvents.calendarId,
-        calendarUrl: calendars.url,
-        userId: calendars.userId,
-      })
-      .from(calendarEvents)
-      .innerJoin(calendars, eq(calendarEvents.calendarId, calendars.id))
-      .where(eq(calendarEvents.uid, 'test-uid'))
-
-    const { sql: generatedSql } = lookupQuery.toSQL()
-    expect(generatedSql).toMatch(/inner join[\s\S]*`calendars`/i)
+  it('DELETE /:uid joins calendars (no 503) and invokes innerJoin', async () => {
+    const { app } = await import('../../src/index.js')
+    const res = await app.request('/api/events/uid-001%40familysync', {
+      method: 'DELETE',
+    })
+    expect(res.status).toBe(202)
+    expect(innerJoinSpy).toHaveBeenCalled()
   })
 })