diff --git a/tests/e2e/worktree-delete-dialog-layout.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/worktree-delete-dialog-layout.spec.ts
index bc9dc951e70..8473ef425e3 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/worktree-delete-dialog-layout.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/worktree-delete-dialog-layout.spec.ts
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ for (const scenario of ['single', 'children', 'batch', 'known-dirty'] as const)
         confirmFocused: boolean
       }[] = []
       const started = performance.now()
-      while (performance.now() - started < 2400) {
+      // Why a frame floor too: a loaded runner paints fewer than 21 frames in 2.4 s.
+      while (performance.now() - started < 2400 || samples.length <= 20) {
         const dialog = document.querySelector('[data-slot="dialog-content"]')
         // Why not the last button: force delete is a split button whose menu chevron comes last.
         const button = Array.from(
@@ -167,7 +168,6 @@ for (const scenario of ['single', 'children', 'batch', 'known-dirty'] as const)
     }
     await page.screenshot({ path: testInfo.outputPath('loaded.png') })
     await dialog.screenshot({ path: testInfo.outputPath('loaded-dialog.png') })
-    expect(frames.length).toBeGreaterThan(20)
     expect(frames[0]?.confirmFocused).toBe(true)
     for (const frame of frames) {
       expect(frame).toEqual(frames[0])