diff --git a/Libraries/PyKotor/tests/resource/formats/test_tlk.py b/Libraries/PyKotor/tests/resource/formats/test_tlk.py
index a097ac1ce..abfae83e2 100644
--- a/Libraries/PyKotor/tests/resource/formats/test_tlk.py
+++ b/Libraries/PyKotor/tests/resource/formats/test_tlk.py
@@ -78,6 +78,18 @@ def test_xml_io(self):
         tlk = read_tlk(data)
         self.validate_io(tlk)
 
+    def test_xml_reader_self_closing_string_has_empty_text(self):
+        """Empty ``<string/>`` must load as empty dialogue text (not raise)."""
+        xml_doc = (
+            '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>'
+            '<tlk language="0">'
+            '<string id="0"/>'
+            "</tlk>"
+        )
+        tlk = TLKXMLReader(xml_doc.encode("utf-8")).load()
+        self.assertEqual(tlk[0].text, "")
+        self.assertEqual(str(tlk[0].voiceover), "")
+
     def test_json_io(self):
         self.assertEqual(detect_tlk(JSON_TEST_DATA.encode("utf-8")), ResourceType.TLK_JSON)
 
diff --git a/Libraries/PyKotor/tests/test_resource_json_progress.py b/Libraries/PyKotor/tests/test_resource_json_progress.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f1ed4b6b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Libraries/PyKotor/tests/test_resource_json_progress.py
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+"""Regression tests for JSON export progress reporting (CI vs TTY)."""
+
+from __future__ import annotations
+
+from io import StringIO
+
+import pytest
+
+from pykotor.tools.resource_json import _supports_live_progress
+
+
+class _FakeTTYStream:
+    """Minimal stream that reports as a TTY (like stderr under ``script``)."""
+
+    def isatty(self) -> bool:
+        return True
+
+
+def test_supports_live_progress_true_when_tty_and_not_ci(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.delenv("CI", raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.delenv("GITHUB_ACTIONS", raising=False)
+    assert _supports_live_progress(_FakeTTYStream()) is True
+
+
+@pytest.mark.parametrize(
+    ("env_name", "env_value"),
+    [
+        ("CI", "true"),
+        ("CI", "1"),
+        ("CI", "yes"),
+        ("GITHUB_ACTIONS", "true"),
+        ("GITHUB_ACTIONS", "1"),
+    ],
+)
+def test_supports_live_progress_false_in_ci_even_if_stream_is_tty(
+    monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch,
+    env_name: str,
+    env_value: str,
+) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.delenv("CI", raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.delenv("GITHUB_ACTIONS", raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.setenv(env_name, env_value)
+    assert _supports_live_progress(_FakeTTYStream()) is False
+
+
+def test_supports_live_progress_false_when_not_tty(monkeypatch: pytest.MonkeyPatch) -> None:
+    monkeypatch.delenv("CI", raising=False)
+    monkeypatch.delenv("GITHUB_ACTIONS", raising=False)
+    assert _supports_live_progress(StringIO()) is False