diff --git a/src/utils/permissions/fileToolPermissionEngine.ts b/src/utils/permissions/fileToolPermissionEngine.ts
index 84eade92..53fcc8e9 100644
--- a/src/utils/permissions/fileToolPermissionEngine.ts
+++ b/src/utils/permissions/fileToolPermissionEngine.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ function posixRelative(fromPath: string, toPath: string): string {
 
 export function expandSymlinkPaths(inputPath: string): string[] {
   const out = [inputPath]
+  if (inputPath.startsWith('\\\\') || inputPath.startsWith('//')) return out
   if (!existsSync(inputPath)) return out
   try {
     const resolved = realpathSync(inputPath)
diff --git a/tests/unit/lsp-tool.test.ts b/tests/unit/lsp-tool.test.ts
index 20500688..52068c93 100644
--- a/tests/unit/lsp-tool.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/lsp-tool.test.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,19 @@
-import { afterEach, beforeEach, describe, expect, test } from 'bun:test'
+import {
+  afterEach,
+  beforeEach,
+  describe,
+  expect,
+  setDefaultTimeout,
+  test,
+} from 'bun:test'
 import { mkdtempSync, rmSync, statSync, utimesSync, writeFileSync } from 'fs'
 import { tmpdir } from 'os'
 import { join } from 'path'
 import { LspTool } from '@tools/search/LspTool/LspTool'
 import { setCwd } from '@utils/state'
 
+setDefaultTimeout(15_000)
+
 function makeContext(): any {
   return {
     abortController: new AbortController(),