diff --git a/tests/e2e/specs/assistant.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/specs/assistant.spec.ts
index 92d26cc7f..39a231f18 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/specs/assistant.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/specs/assistant.spec.ts
@@ -37,7 +37,11 @@ async function send(page: Page, text: string) {
 	await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Send" }).last()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
 	const composer = page.getByLabel("Message the assistant");
 	await composer.fill(text);
-	await composer.press("Enter");
+	// Enter is ignored until the previous reply has fully settled; the text stays, so press again.
+	await expect(async () => {
+		if ((await composer.inputValue()) !== "") await composer.press("Enter");
+		await expect(composer).toHaveValue("", { timeout: 1_000 });
+	}).toPass({ timeout: 20_000 });
 }
 
 test("proposes edits that change nothing until accepted, asks before assuming, and stops", async ({
diff --git a/tests/e2e/specs/keyboard.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/specs/keyboard.spec.ts
index 9a56c1bed..8d9d7caf9 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/specs/keyboard.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/specs/keyboard.spec.ts
@@ -45,5 +45,5 @@ test("sheets, panels and dialogs return focus to what opened them", async ({ aut
 	await page.keyboard.press("Enter");
 	await expect(page.getByRole("dialog")).toBeVisible();
 	await page.keyboard.press("Escape");
-	expect(await focusedName(page)).toMatch(/Search or run/);
+	await expect.poll(() => focusedName(page)).toMatch(/Search or run/);
 });