diff --git a/src/common/fs/write-file.global-override-for-injectable.ts b/src/common/fs/write-file.global-override-for-injectable.ts
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+/**
+ * Copyright (c) OpenLens Authors. All rights reserved.
+ * Licensed under MIT License. See LICENSE in root directory for more information.
+ */
+
+import { getGlobalOverride } from "../test-utils/get-global-override";
+import writeFileInjectable from "./write-file.injectable";
+
+export default getGlobalOverride(writeFileInjectable, () => async () => {
+  throw new Error("tried to write file without override");
+});