diff --git a/apps/web/tests/cordis-tool-round.e2e.ts b/apps/web/tests/cordis-tool-round.e2e.ts
index 1aa99383ba..66d1a3b132 100644
--- a/apps/web/tests/cordis-tool-round.e2e.ts
+++ b/apps/web/tests/cordis-tool-round.e2e.ts
@@ -108,12 +108,16 @@ describe('web e2e: Cordis tools use their owned cards', () => {
     // NOT the plugin running. Until a person answers, the browser half has not
     // been fetched, evaluated, or mounted anywhere on this page.
     expect(await page.locator('[data-snapshot-probe]').count()).toBe(0)
+    const sessionId = await runTurnSettled
+    // Approving from idle makes the run-outcome steer a distinct continuation
+    // turn, matching the recorded replay and keeping turn grouping deterministic.
     const approvalTurnSettled = scaffold.whenTurnSettled()
     await approve.click()
     await expect.poll(() => page.locator('[data-snapshot-probe]').count(), { timeout: 30_000 }).toBe(1)
     await approvalTurnSettled
-
-    const sessionId = await runTurnSettled
+    await expect.poll(() => page.getByText('The Cordis Plugin is running.', { exact: true }).count(), { timeout: 15_000 })
+      .toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1)
+    await expect.poll(() => input.isEnabled(), { timeout: 15_000 }).toBe(true)
     const stopTurnSettled = scaffold.whenTurnSettled()
     await input.fill(STOP_PROMPT)
     await input.press('Enter')