diff --git a/docs/milestones/M05/M05_run1.md b/docs/milestones/M05/M05_run1.md
index 3f2864ceb..8392ae81e 100644
--- a/docs/milestones/M05/M05_run1.md
+++ b/docs/milestones/M05/M05_run1.md
@@ -162,4 +162,21 @@ No failures. All jobs passed.
 |-------|--------|--------|
 | Smoke Tests | 22876253113 | ✓ success |
 | Linter | 22876253091 | ✓ success |
-| Quality Tests | — | Pending (push to main) |
+| Quality Tests | 22877674534 | ✗ failed (test_opts_override) |
+
+---
+
+## 11. Quality Run 1 — Post-Merge (22877674534)
+
+**Status:** Failed  
+**Cause:** `test_opts_override.py` — 2 failures
+
+### Failure
+
+When `opts.load()` gets `FileNotFoundError` (no config.json), it sets `opts.data = {}`.  
+`temporary_opts` only applies overrides for keys in `opts.data`, so no overrides are applied and `samples_save` stays at its default (True).
+
+### Fix
+
+Ensure a minimal config exists before loading webui so `opts.data` is populated.  
+Updated `test/conftest.py` `initialize` fixture to create `config.json` with `{"samples_save": True}` when missing.
diff --git a/test/conftest.py b/test/conftest.py
index 13e88206c..31050ed28 100644
--- a/test/conftest.py
+++ b/test/conftest.py
@@ -45,4 +45,16 @@ def mask_basic_image_base64() -> str:
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
 def initialize() -> None:
+    """Load webui; ensure config exists so opts.data is populated for quality tests."""
+    import json
+    import os
+
+    from modules.shared_cmd_options import cmd_opts
+
+    config_path = cmd_opts.ui_settings_file
+    if not os.path.exists(config_path):
+        os.makedirs(os.path.dirname(config_path) or ".", exist_ok=True)
+        with open(config_path, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            json.dump({"samples_save": True}, f)
+
     import webui  # noqa: F401