diff --git a/config/scripts/release-e2e-dispatch-contract.test.mjs b/config/scripts/release-e2e-dispatch-contract.test.mjs
index 7256a76bf62..4d4ebb4e3cf 100644
--- a/config/scripts/release-e2e-dispatch-contract.test.mjs
+++ b/config/scripts/release-e2e-dispatch-contract.test.mjs
@@ -36,12 +36,11 @@ describe('release E2E dispatch contract', () => {
   })
 
   it('includes the paired-runtime web client in the shared E2E build artifact', () => {
-    const buildStep = e2eWorkflow.jobs.build.steps.find(
-      (step) => step.name === 'Build Electron app for E2E'
-    )
+    const buildStep = e2eWorkflow.jobs.build.steps.find((step) => step.name === 'Build E2E outputs')
 
     expect(buildStep.run).toContain('electron-vite build --mode e2e')
     expect(buildStep.env.VITE_EXPOSE_STORE).toBe('true')
     expect(buildStep.run).toContain('pnpm run build:web-from-renderer')
+    expect(buildStep.run).toContain('pnpm run build:relay')
   })
 })
diff --git a/tests/e2e/voice-microphone-selection.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/voice-microphone-selection.spec.ts
index 135ddf8f205..29442f0d965 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/voice-microphone-selection.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/voice-microphone-selection.spec.ts
@@ -165,9 +165,16 @@ test.describe('Voice microphone selection', () => {
       state.dispatchDeviceChange()
     })
 
-    await expect(microphone).toHaveText('AirPods')
-    await microphone.press('Space')
-    await expect(orcaPage.getByRole('option', { name: 'AirPods' })).toBeVisible()
+    // Why: a live devicechange can keep Radix's listbox open and drop the
+    // trigger's accessible name, so the Voice pane's only combobox is the
+    // stable handle — not name=Microphone.
+    const microphoneValue = orcaPage.getByRole('combobox')
+    await expect(microphoneValue).toHaveText('AirPods')
+    const airpodsOption = orcaPage.getByRole('option', { name: 'AirPods', exact: true })
+    if ((await microphoneValue.getAttribute('aria-expanded')) !== 'true') {
+      await microphoneValue.press('Space')
+    }
+    await expect(airpodsOption).toBeVisible()
     await expect(orcaPage.getByRole('option', { name: 'AirPods (unavailable)' })).toHaveCount(0)
     await orcaPage.keyboard.press('Escape')
     await expect(readMicrophoneSettings(orcaPage)).resolves.toEqual({