diff --git a/packages/core/src/evaluation/orchestrator.ts b/packages/core/src/evaluation/orchestrator.ts
index cfed68de..56b6dce5 100644
--- a/packages/core/src/evaluation/orchestrator.ts
+++ b/packages/core/src/evaluation/orchestrator.ts
@@ -752,9 +752,8 @@ export async function runEvaluation(
 
   const hasSharedWorkspace = !!(
     useStaticWorkspace ||
-    workspaceTemplate ||
-    suiteWorkspace?.hooks ||
-    (suiteWorkspace?.repos?.length && !isPerTestIsolation)
+    (!isPerTestIsolation &&
+      (workspaceTemplate || suiteWorkspace?.hooks || suiteWorkspace?.repos?.length))
   );
 
   // Pool support is mode-based: pooled enables, temp/static disable.
@@ -834,7 +833,7 @@ export async function runEvaluation(
       setupLog(`reusing existing static workspace: ${configuredStaticPath}`);
     }
     sharedWorkspacePath = configuredStaticPath;
-  } else if (usePool && suiteWorkspace?.repos) {
+  } else if (!isPerTestIsolation && usePool && suiteWorkspace?.repos) {
     const slotsNeeded = workers;
     setupLog(`acquiring ${slotsNeeded} workspace pool slot(s) (pool capacity: ${poolMaxSlots})`);
     poolManager = new WorkspacePoolManager(getWorkspacePoolRoot());
@@ -862,7 +861,7 @@ export async function runEvaluation(
       // Multi-slot: tests will grab slots dynamically
       availablePoolSlots.push(...poolSlots);
     }
-  } else if (workspaceTemplate) {
+  } else if (!isPerTestIsolation && workspaceTemplate) {
     setupLog(`creating shared workspace from template: ${workspaceTemplate}`);
     try {
       sharedWorkspacePath = await createTempWorkspace(workspaceTemplate, evalRunId, 'shared');
@@ -871,7 +870,7 @@ export async function runEvaluation(
       const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
       throw new Error(`Failed to create shared workspace: ${message}`);
     }
-  } else if (suiteWorkspace?.hooks || (suiteWorkspace?.repos?.length && !isPerTestIsolation)) {
+  } else if (!isPerTestIsolation && (suiteWorkspace?.hooks || suiteWorkspace?.repos?.length)) {
     // No template but hooks or repos are configured: create empty workspace
     sharedWorkspacePath = getWorkspacePath(evalRunId, 'shared');
     await mkdir(sharedWorkspacePath, { recursive: true });
diff --git a/packages/core/test/evaluation/orchestrator.test.ts b/packages/core/test/evaluation/orchestrator.test.ts
index 7f492272..2f25f927 100644
--- a/packages/core/test/evaluation/orchestrator.test.ts
+++ b/packages/core/test/evaluation/orchestrator.test.ts
@@ -1754,7 +1754,7 @@ rl.on('close', () => {
       provider,
       target: baseTarget,
       evaluators: evaluatorRegistry,
-      evalRunId: 'test-run-reset-only-hook',
+      evalRunId: `test-run-reset-only-hook-${Date.now()}`,
       cleanupWorkspaces: true,
     });
 
@@ -2380,7 +2380,7 @@ describe('workspace.template .code-workspace resolution', () => {
       },
     };
 
-    const evalRunId = 'test-ws-resolve';
+    const evalRunId = `test-ws-resolve-${Date.now()}`;
     const result = await runEvalCase({
       evalCase,
       provider,
@@ -2902,6 +2902,84 @@ describe('--workspace flag', () => {
     expect(results[0].beforeEachOutput).toBeDefined();
   });
 
+  it('creates per-test workspaces for hook-only suites when isolation is per_test', async () => {
+    const { mkdtemp, mkdir, writeFile, access: fsAccess } = await import('node:fs/promises');
+    testDir = await mkdtemp(path.join(tmpdir(), 'agentv-per-test-hooks-'));
+
+    const beforeAllScript = path.join(testDir, 'before-all.js');
+    writeFileSync(
+      beforeAllScript,
+      `const fs = require('node:fs');
+const path = require('node:path');
+const payload = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(0, 'utf8'));
+fs.mkdirSync(payload.workspace_path, { recursive: true });
+fs.writeFileSync(path.join(payload.workspace_path, 'hook.txt'), payload.test_id || 'unknown');
+`,
+      'utf8',
+    );
+
+    const workspacesSeen: string[] = [];
+
+    const provider: Provider = {
+      id: 'mock:per-test-hooks',
+      kind: 'mock',
+      targetName: 'mock',
+      async invoke(request: ProviderRequest): Promise<ProviderResponse> {
+        if (!request.cwd) {
+          throw new Error('cwd was not provided');
+        }
+        workspacesSeen.push(request.cwd);
+        writeFileSync(path.join(request.cwd, 'agent.txt'), 'answer\n');
+        return {
+          output: [{ role: 'assistant', content: [{ type: 'text', text: 'answer' }] }],
+        };
+      },
+    };
+
+    const workspaceConfig = {
+      isolation: 'per_test' as const,
+      hooks: {
+        before_all: {
+          command: [process.execPath, beforeAllScript],
+        },
+      },
+    };
+
+    const evalCases: EvalTest[] = [
+      {
+        ...baseTestCase,
+        id: 'case-a',
+        workspace: workspaceConfig,
+      },
+      {
+        ...baseTestCase,
+        id: 'case-b',
+        workspace: workspaceConfig,
+      },
+    ];
+
+    const results = await runEvaluation({
+      testFilePath: 'in-memory.yaml',
+      repoRoot: 'in-memory',
+      target: baseTarget,
+      providerFactory: () => provider,
+      evaluators: evaluatorRegistry,
+      evalCases,
+      keepWorkspaces: true,
+      cleanupWorkspaces: false,
+      retainOnSuccess: 'keep',
+    });
+
+    expect(results).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(workspacesSeen).toHaveLength(2);
+    expect(workspacesSeen[0]).not.toContain(`${path.sep}shared`);
+    expect(workspacesSeen[1]).not.toContain(`${path.sep}shared`);
+    expect(workspacesSeen[0]).not.toBe(workspacesSeen[1]);
+
+    await fsAccess(path.join(workspacesSeen[0], 'hook.txt'));
+    await fsAccess(path.join(workspacesSeen[1], 'hook.txt'));
+  });
+
   it('skips template copy and repo materialization when workspace provided', async () => {
     const { mkdtemp } = await import('node:fs/promises');
     testDir = await mkdtemp(path.join(tmpdir(), 'agentv-ws-flag-'));