diff --git a/internal/app/app.go b/internal/app/app.go
index d456ba0..243e1ab 100644
--- a/internal/app/app.go
+++ b/internal/app/app.go
@@ -334,20 +334,19 @@ func RunBatchDetailed(ctx context.Context, req BatchRequest) (*BatchResult, erro
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, err
 	}
+	if err := prepareBatchOutputs(req.OutputDir, plannedReports); err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
 	if req.Batch == BatchEvening || req.Batch == BatchMorning {
 		startedAt := now
 		result := &BatchResult{Batch: req.Batch, StartedAt: startedAt}
 		for _, planned := range plannedReports {
 			resolved := planned.Resolved
 			item := batchReportResult(planned)
-			outputPath, err := plannedBatchOutputPath(req.OutputDir, planned)
-			if err != nil {
-				return nil, err
-			}
 			reportResult, err := generatePromptReport(ctx, promptReportRequest{
 				GenerateRequest: GenerateRequest{
 					Config:     req.Config,
-					OutputPath: outputPath,
+					OutputPath: planned.OutputPath,
 					Notifier:   req.Notifier,
 					Executor:   req.Executor,
 				},
@@ -451,6 +450,17 @@ func plannedBatchOutputPath(outputDir string, planned plannedBatchReport) (strin
 	return validateOutputPath(filepath.Join(outputDir, outputName))
 }
 
+func prepareBatchOutputs(outputDir string, plannedReports []plannedBatchReport) error {
+	for index := range plannedReports {
+		outputPath, err := plannedBatchOutputPath(outputDir, plannedReports[index])
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+		plannedReports[index].OutputPath = outputPath
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
 func resolveReportOutputPath(workingDir, override string, resolved report.Resolved) (string, error) {
 	outputName, err := resolved.OutputName()
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/app/batch_generation_test.go b/internal/app/batch_generation_test.go
index 935397c..f2be9e7 100644
--- a/internal/app/batch_generation_test.go
+++ b/internal/app/batch_generation_test.go
@@ -59,6 +59,42 @@ func TestRunBatchDetailedNotifiesOnlyAfterAllOutputsExist(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestRunBatchDetailedPreflightsAllOutputPaths(t *testing.T) {
+	bundle := generationBundle(t)
+	bundle.Hourly.Periods = bundle.Hourly.Periods[:1]
+	outputDir := t.TempDir()
+	if err := os.Mkdir(filepath.Join(outputDir, "tomorrow.md"), 0o700); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	todayPath := filepath.Join(outputDir, "today.md")
+	const previousReport = "previous report"
+	if err := os.WriteFile(todayPath, []byte(previousReport), 0o600); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	executor := &generationExecutor{}
+	promptInspectedBeforeCollection := false
+	collector := &generationCollector{
+		bundle: &bundle,
+		beforeRun: func() {
+			promptInspectedBeforeCollection = executor.promptInspections > 0
+		},
+	}
+	result, err := RunBatchDetailed(context.Background(), BatchRequest{
+		Config: generationDistributorConfig(), Batch: BatchMorning,
+		Now: generationTime("2026-05-29T08:30:00-05:00"), WorkingDir: t.TempDir(), OutputDir: outputDir,
+		Collector: collector, Executor: executor, Notifier: &generationNotifier{},
+	})
+	if err == nil || result != nil || !collector.called || !promptInspectedBeforeCollection || executor.called {
+		t.Fatalf("RunBatchDetailed() result/error/collection/inspection/execution = %#v/%v/%t/%t/%t", result, err, collector.called, promptInspectedBeforeCollection, executor.called)
+	}
+	if data, readErr := os.ReadFile(todayPath); readErr != nil || string(data) != previousReport {
+		t.Fatalf("earlier output = %q, error = %v", data, readErr)
+	}
+	if info, statErr := os.Stat(filepath.Join(outputDir, "tomorrow.md")); statErr != nil || !info.IsDir() {
+		t.Fatalf("blocked output info/error = %#v/%v", info, statErr)
+	}
+}
+
 func generationDistributorConfig() config.Config {
 	cfg := generationConfig()
 	cfg.Notify.Distributor.Enabled = true
diff --git a/internal/app/batch_plan.go b/internal/app/batch_plan.go
index d8bc542..49e08db 100644
--- a/internal/app/batch_plan.go
+++ b/internal/app/batch_plan.go
@@ -11,7 +11,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 type plannedBatchReport struct {
-	Resolved report.Resolved
+	Resolved   report.Resolved
+	OutputPath string
 }
 
 func planBatchRun(req BatchRequest, now time.Time, collection collect.Result) ([]plannedBatchReport, error) {
diff --git a/internal/app/generation_test.go b/internal/app/generation_test.go
index 522fc1d..4702c56 100644
--- a/internal/app/generation_test.go
+++ b/internal/app/generation_test.go
@@ -17,18 +17,23 @@ import (
 )
 
 type generationCollector struct {
-	bundle *weatherdata.Bundle
-	err    error
-	called bool
+	bundle    *weatherdata.Bundle
+	err       error
+	called    bool
+	beforeRun func()
 }
 
 func (c *generationCollector) Run(context.Context, collect.Request) (*collect.Result, error) {
+	if c.beforeRun != nil {
+		c.beforeRun()
+	}
 	c.called = true
 	return &collect.Result{Bundle: c.bundle}, c.err
 }
 
 type generationExecutor struct {
 	called             bool
+	promptInspections  int
 	inspectErr         error
 	executeErr         error
 	cancelBeforeReturn context.CancelFunc
@@ -37,14 +42,15 @@ type generationExecutor struct {
 	failedPrompt       string
 }
 
-func (e generationExecutor) InspectPrompt(_ context.Context, id, version string) (promptexec.PromptInspection, error) {
+func (e *generationExecutor) InspectPrompt(_ context.Context, id, version string) (promptexec.PromptInspection, error) {
+	e.promptInspections++
 	if e.inspectErr != nil {
 		return promptexec.PromptInspection{}, e.inspectErr
 	}
 	definition := generationDefinitionForPrompt(id)
 	return promptexec.PromptInspection{PromptID: id, PromptVersion: version, PromptHash: "prompt-hash", DefaultProfileID: "fixture", Inputs: []promptexec.InputDefinition{{Name: "data_package", Required: true, ContentType: "application/yaml"}}, Output: promptexec.OutputContract{Format: "json", ValidationMode: "json_schema", SchemaPath: definition.GeneratedTextSchemaID + ".generated_text.schema.json"}}, nil
 }
-func (generationExecutor) InspectProfile(_ context.Context, id string) (promptexec.ProfileInspection, error) {
+func (*generationExecutor) InspectProfile(_ context.Context, id string) (promptexec.ProfileInspection, error) {
 	return promptexec.ProfileInspection{ProfileID: id, BackendID: "fixture", ModelName: "fixture-model"}, nil
 }
 func (e *generationExecutor) Execute(_ context.Context, req promptexec.ExecuteRequest, callback promptexec.PreparationCallback) (*promptexec.Execution, error) {