diff --git a/implementation_plan.md b/implementation_plan.md
index 06f0c308..1e8c366a 100644
--- a/implementation_plan.md
+++ b/implementation_plan.md
@@ -470,6 +470,13 @@ The following work from the previous implementation has been completed and will
 - **CI debug output added** (`noxfile.py`): Comprehensive pre-robot debug block now prints: `sys.executable`, `shutil.which('python')`, full `PATH`, `os.path.exists/isfile/islink/stat` for both `.resource` files, first 100 bytes of each, fixture directory existence checks (`features/fixtures/v2/*`), and Robot Framework version. This will definitively diagnose any remaining resource import issues on the next CI run.
 - **Verification**: `nox -s integration_tests` passes locally — 204 tests, 204 passed, 0 failed.
 
+**2026-02-13**: Bugfix - CI `integration_tests` Failures Round 5 (guard cleanup when OpenAI key missing)
+
+- **Observation**: After Round 4, CI still failed mid-suite with a cascade of `Resource file ... does not exist` and `FileNotFoundError` for the venv Python path. The failures started immediately after `Robot.Scientific Paper Basic` was skipped due to missing `OPENAI_API_KEY`.
+- **Root cause** (`robot/scientific_paper_basic.robot`): Suite setup begins with `Require OpenAI Key`. When the key is missing, the keyword calls `Skip`, so the rest of setup does not execute. This leaves `${CONTEXT_DIR}` as `${EMPTY}` (it was initialized to empty in the Variables table). In suite teardown, `Remove Directory    ${CONTEXT_DIR}    recursive=True` runs with an empty string, which resolves to the current working directory. On CI, this can delete the repo root (including `.nox` venv and `robot/*.resource` files), causing downstream suites to fail and the venv Python path to disappear.
+- **Fix** (`robot/scientific_paper_basic.robot`): Initialize `${CONTEXT_DIR}` to `${TEMPDIR}/paper_basic_contexts` in the Variables table, and guard cleanup with `Run Keyword If    '${CONTEXT_DIR}' != '${EMPTY}'` before removing the directory. This prevents accidental deletion of the workspace when the suite is skipped.
+- **Verification**: Not re-run on CI yet; local `nox -s integration_tests` should continue to pass (204/204) with `OPENAI_API_KEY` unset.
+
 **2026-02-06**: CRITICAL ARCHITECTURAL DECISION - Tool-Based Resource Modification
 - **REPLACED**: OutputParser/code fence parsing approach
 - **WITH**: Tool-based change tracking (modern approach used by Claude Code, Cursor, Aider)
diff --git a/robot/scientific_paper_basic.robot b/robot/scientific_paper_basic.robot
index 8c43954f..bcf69fba 100644
--- a/robot/scientific_paper_basic.robot
+++ b/robot/scientific_paper_basic.robot
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Suite Teardown    Cleanup Test Environment
 *** Variables ***
 ${PYTHON}              python
 ${CONFIG_FILE}    ${CURDIR}/../examples/scientific_paper_writer.yaml
-${CONTEXT_DIR}    ${EMPTY}
+${CONTEXT_DIR}    ${TEMPDIR}/paper_basic_contexts
 ${CONTEXT_NAME}   ${EMPTY}
 ${TEST_ID}        ${EMPTY}
 
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ Setup Test Environment
     Log    Test environment setup complete with ID: ${TEST_ID}
 
 Cleanup Test Environment
-    Run Keyword And Ignore Error    Remove Directory    ${CONTEXT_DIR}    recursive=True
+    Run Keyword If    '${CONTEXT_DIR}' != '${EMPTY}'    Remove Directory    ${CONTEXT_DIR}    recursive=True
     Log    Test environment cleaned up
 
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