diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 417b365..64f86ad 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "paperclip-adapter-opencode-k8s",
-  "version": "0.1.21",
+  "version": "0.1.22",
   "description": "Paperclip adapter plugin that runs OpenCode agents as Kubernetes Jobs",
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
diff --git a/src/server/execute.test.ts b/src/server/execute.test.ts
index 485c514..80a7ebc 100644
--- a/src/server/execute.test.ts
+++ b/src/server/execute.test.ts
@@ -16,6 +16,13 @@ vi.mock("./job-manifest.js", () => ({
   LARGE_PROMPT_THRESHOLD_BYTES: 256 * 1024,
 }));
 
+// Prevent skill loading from reading real SKILL.md files during tests — the
+// real filesystem read delays timer registration and breaks fake-timer tests.
+vi.mock("@paperclipai/adapter-utils/server-utils", async (importOriginal) => {
+  const actual = await importOriginal<typeof import("@paperclipai/adapter-utils/server-utils")>();
+  return { ...actual, readPaperclipRuntimeSkillEntries: vi.fn().mockResolvedValue([]) };
+});
+
 const MOCK_SELF_POD = {
   namespace: "test-ns",
   image: "test-image:latest",
diff --git a/src/server/execute.ts b/src/server/execute.ts
index a2c7165..09b68e7 100644
--- a/src/server/execute.ts
+++ b/src/server/execute.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import type { AdapterExecutionContext, AdapterExecutionResult } from "@paperclip
 import { inferOpenAiCompatibleBiller, redactHomePathUserSegments } from "@paperclipai/adapter-utils";
 import { asString, asNumber, asBoolean, parseObject, readPaperclipRuntimeSkillEntries, resolvePaperclipDesiredSkillNames } from "@paperclipai/adapter-utils/server-utils";
 import { readFile } from "node:fs/promises";
+import path from "node:path";
 import {
   parseOpenCodeJsonl,
   isOpenCodeUnknownSessionError,
@@ -928,14 +929,24 @@ export async function execute(ctx: AdapterExecutionContext): Promise<AdapterExec
   let skillsBundleContent = "";
   try {
     const moduleDir = import.meta.dirname;
-    const availableEntries = await readPaperclipRuntimeSkillEntries(config, moduleDir);
+    // Add the standard Paperclip skills dir as an additional candidate — the relative
+    // candidates in adapter-utils don't resolve to the PVC-mounted skills home.
+    const paperclipSkillsHome = "/paperclip/.claude/skills";
+    const availableEntries = await readPaperclipRuntimeSkillEntries(config, moduleDir, [paperclipSkillsHome]);
     const desiredSkillKeys = resolvePaperclipDesiredSkillNames(config, availableEntries);
     const skillTexts: string[] = [];
     for (const key of desiredSkillKeys) {
       const entry = availableEntries.find((e) => e.key === key);
       if (entry?.source) {
         try {
-          const text = (await readFile(entry.source, "utf-8")).trim();
+          // entry.source from listPaperclipSkillEntries is a directory; read SKILL.md from it.
+          // Fall back to reading entry.source directly for file-based paperclipRuntimeSkills entries.
+          let text: string;
+          try {
+            text = (await readFile(path.join(entry.source, "SKILL.md"), "utf-8")).trim();
+          } catch {
+            text = (await readFile(entry.source, "utf-8")).trim();
+          }
           if (text) skillTexts.push(text);
         } catch {
           // skip unreadable skill files — non-fatal
diff --git a/src/server/job-manifest.ts b/src/server/job-manifest.ts
index bfea102..8407596 100644
--- a/src/server/job-manifest.ts
+++ b/src/server/job-manifest.ts
@@ -286,7 +286,9 @@ export function buildJobManifest(input: JobBuildInput): JobBuildResult {
 
   // Build opencode CLI args
   const opencodeArgs = ["run", "--format", "json"];
-  if (runtimeSessionId) opencodeArgs.push("--session", runtimeSessionId);
+  // resumeLastSession defaults to true (preserve existing behaviour); set to false to start fresh.
+  const resumeLastSession = asBoolean(config.resumeLastSession, true);
+  if (runtimeSessionId && resumeLastSession) opencodeArgs.push("--session", runtimeSessionId);
   if (model) opencodeArgs.push("--model", model);
   if (variant) opencodeArgs.push("--variant", variant);
   if (extraArgs.length > 0) opencodeArgs.push(...extraArgs);