diff --git a/crates/agent-artifact-admission/src/audit.rs b/crates/agent-artifact-admission/src/audit.rs
index d3c18a33..c48985f7 100644
--- a/crates/agent-artifact-admission/src/audit.rs
+++ b/crates/agent-artifact-admission/src/audit.rs
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@ use crate::{
 const MAX_AUDIT_LINE_BYTES: usize = 64 * 1024;
 #[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
 const LINUX_O_NOFOLLOW: i32 = 0o400000;
+#[cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+const LINUX_O_NONBLOCK: i32 = 0o4000;
 
 /// Minimized content-addressed artifact identity persisted in audit evidence.
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq, Serialize, Deserialize)]
@@ -157,7 +159,7 @@ impl FileAuditSink {
                 .create(true)
                 .append(true)
                 .mode(0o600)
-                .custom_flags(LINUX_O_NOFOLLOW)
+                .custom_flags(LINUX_O_NOFOLLOW | LINUX_O_NONBLOCK)
                 .open(Path::new(&self.path))?;
             if !file.metadata()?.is_file() {
                 return Err(io::Error::new(
diff --git a/crates/agent-artifact-admission/tests/audit_special_file_safety_contract.rs b/crates/agent-artifact-admission/tests/audit_special_file_safety_contract.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..0eaaa152
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/agent-artifact-admission/tests/audit_special_file_safety_contract.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,91 @@
+#![cfg(target_os = "linux")]
+
+use std::fs;
+use std::process::{Command, Stdio};
+use std::thread;
+use std::time::{Duration, Instant, SystemTime, UNIX_EPOCH};
+
+use wardnet_agent_artifact_admission::{
+    AdmissionPolicy, AuditError, AuditRecord, AuditSink, FileAuditSink, InstallIntent,
+    admission_decision, build_audit_record,
+};
+
+const FIFO_HELPER_PATH: &str = "WARDNET_AUDIT_FIFO_HELPER_PATH";
+const HELPER_DEADLINE: Duration = Duration::from_secs(3);
+
+fn temp_path(label: &str) -> std::path::PathBuf {
+    let nonce = SystemTime::now()
+        .duration_since(UNIX_EPOCH)
+        .expect("system clock must be after Unix epoch")
+        .as_nanos();
+    std::env::temp_dir().join(format!(
+        "wardnet-agent-admission-{label}-{}-{nonce}",
+        std::process::id()
+    ))
+}
+
+fn blocked_record() -> AuditRecord {
+    let intent = InstallIntent::unowned_llms_package_for_test();
+    let decision = admission_decision(&AdmissionPolicy::deny_all_for_test(), &intent);
+    build_audit_record(&intent, &decision).expect("audit record must build")
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn file_sink_rejects_fifo_without_blocking_on_open() {
+    let fifo_path = temp_path("audit-fifo");
+    let mkfifo = Command::new("mkfifo")
+        .arg(&fifo_path)
+        .status()
+        .expect("mkfifo must be available on the Linux test runner");
+    assert!(mkfifo.success(), "FIFO fixture must be created");
+
+    let executable = std::env::current_exe().expect("current test executable must resolve");
+    let mut child = Command::new(executable)
+        .arg("--exact")
+        .arg("audit_fifo_open_helper")
+        .arg("--nocapture")
+        .env(FIFO_HELPER_PATH, &fifo_path)
+        .stdin(Stdio::null())
+        .stdout(Stdio::null())
+        .stderr(Stdio::null())
+        .spawn()
+        .expect("isolated FIFO helper must start");
+
+    let deadline = Instant::now() + HELPER_DEADLINE;
+    let status = loop {
+        match child
+            .try_wait()
+            .expect("FIFO helper status must be readable")
+        {
+            Some(status) => break Some(status),
+            None if Instant::now() < deadline => thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(25)),
+            None => break None,
+        }
+    };
+
+    let _ = fs::remove_file(&fifo_path);
+
+    match status {
+        Some(status) => assert!(
+            status.success(),
+            "audit FIFO helper must reject the special file through the stable storage error"
+        ),
+        None => {
+            let _ = child.kill();
+            let _ = child.wait();
+            panic!(
+                "audit append blocked while opening a FIFO; special audit files must fail closed promptly"
+            );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[test]
+fn audit_fifo_open_helper() {
+    let Ok(path) = std::env::var(FIFO_HELPER_PATH) else {
+        return;
+    };
+
+    let result = FileAuditSink::new(path).append(&blocked_record());
+    assert_eq!(result, Err(AuditError::StorageUnavailable));
+}