diff --git a/public/checksum.txt b/public/checksum.txt
index 43774b1..3e47e88 100644
--- a/public/checksum.txt
+++ b/public/checksum.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 6de66efba021ebcf462e7672577d9f6876f13db55691f04e7009ff7e78d658b8 public/sh/install_zpmod.sh
-eff43da44827d4774eed21d31d841df04b9cd8fe089c1b59d38bef3608920754 public/sh/install.sh
+2308d14ff74b9bb5928c4d0abfb9ae0d4268cd253fb871cd3d23d4bbbede6b10 public/sh/install.sh
 08cc893ceb982fc99d17db1966c6c30790cc571e16e4f5392352d995f5252952 public/sh/sync-init.sh
 c979e39748d1d86ace17a61ff2b1bf6e1224a43291c25bf7fad985d1e9e11af1 public/zsh/init.zsh
diff --git a/public/sh/install.sh b/public/sh/install.sh
index 9d740da..a7a0f36 100755
--- a/public/sh/install.sh
+++ b/public/sh/install.sh
@@ -318,16 +318,21 @@ ANNEX_PROFILE() {
     printf '%s\n' "▓▒░ .zshrc already loads z-shell/z-a-meta-plugins - annex block not added again"
     return 0
   fi
+  # The burst file holds only the recipe; zicompinit belongs to .zshrc and
+  # must not run in the non-interactive burst shell (compinit aborts there).
   file="${WORKDIR}/temp-zsh-config"
   if [ "${AOPT}" = annex ]; then
     command cat <<-EOF >"${file}"
 zi light-mode for \\
   z-shell/z-a-meta-plugins \\
   @annexes # <- https://wiki.zshell.dev/ecosystem/category/-annexes
+EOF
+    printf '%s\n' "▓▒░ Installing annexes"
+    command cat "${file}" >>"${THE_ZDOTDIR}/.zshrc"
+    command cat <<-EOF >>"${THE_ZDOTDIR}/.zshrc"
 # examples here -> https://wiki.zshell.dev/community/gallery/collection
 zicompinit # <- https://wiki.zshell.dev/docs/guides/commands
 EOF
-    printf '%s\n' "▓▒░ Installing annexes"
   else
     command cat <<-EOF >"${file}"
 zi light-mode for \\
@@ -335,8 +340,8 @@ zi light-mode for \\
   @annexes @zunit
 EOF
     printf '%s\n' "▓▒░ Installing annexes + zunit"
+    command cat "${file}" >>"${THE_ZDOTDIR}/.zshrc"
   fi
-  command cat "${file}" >>"${THE_ZDOTDIR}/.zshrc"
   ANNEX_BURST "${file}"
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/installers.sh b/tests/installers.sh
index b1ee218..5b4c5b3 100755
--- a/tests/installers.sh
+++ b/tests/installers.sh
@@ -471,6 +471,13 @@ for arg; do
   esac
   [ "${arg}" != "-c" ] || break
 done
+# Whatever the burst sources must not run compinit: it aborts without a tty.
+for arg; do
+  if [ -f "${arg}" ] && grep -q '^zicompinit' "${arg}" 2>/dev/null; then
+    printf '%s\n' "zsh test double: burst sources zicompinit from ${arg}" >&2
+    exit 67
+  fi
+done
 [ -z "${ZI_SRC_TEST_ZSH_LOG:-}" ] || printf '%s\n' "zsh $*" >>"${ZI_SRC_TEST_ZSH_LOG}"
 EOF
 
@@ -787,6 +794,11 @@ test_annex_rerun_is_idempotent() {
   contains "${zsh_log}" 'zsh -f -c '
   contains "${zsh_log}" "${data}/zi/bin/zi.zsh"
   contains "${zsh_log}" 'temp-zsh-config'
+  # The annex-specific zicompinit reaches .zshrc (directly after the gallery
+  # comment), not only the one the default block writes.
+  if ! grep -A1 -F '# examples here -> https://wiki.zshell.dev/community/gallery/collection' "${home}/.zshrc" | grep -q '^zicompinit'; then
+    fail "annex profile did not write zicompinit after its gallery comment"
+  fi
   pass "annex profile is idempotent across reruns and never starts an interactive shell"
 }