diff --git a/src/main/windows/windows-pty-job.win32.test.ts b/src/main/windows/windows-pty-job.win32.test.ts
index 26892390fb6..514f0a1ba2e 100644
--- a/src/main/windows/windows-pty-job.win32.test.ts
+++ b/src/main/windows/windows-pty-job.win32.test.ts
@@ -71,8 +71,11 @@ describeOnWindows('ConPTY job ownership', () => {
     spawned.push(proc)
 
     let grandchildPid: number | null = null
+    let output = ''
     proc.onData((chunk) => {
-      const match = /ORCA_GC=(\d+)/.exec(chunk)
+      // ConPTY may split the marker across chunks; a trailing non-digit proves the pid is whole.
+      output += chunk
+      const match = /ORCA_GC=(\d+)\D/.exec(output)
       if (match && grandchildPid === null) {
         grandchildPid = Number(match[1])
       }
@@ -86,11 +89,12 @@ describeOnWindows('ConPTY job ownership', () => {
     ].join('')
     proc.write(`node -e "${script}"\r`)
 
-    for (let attempt = 0; attempt < 80 && grandchildPid === null; attempt += 1) {
+    // The marker usually lands within 3s, but can trail the preceding table stress test; this only bounds a hang.
+    for (let attempt = 0; attempt < 160 && grandchildPid === null; attempt += 1) {
       await sleep(250)
     }
     if (grandchildPid === null) {
-      throw new Error('grandchild never reported its pid')
+      throw new Error(`grandchild never reported its pid: ${JSON.stringify(output.slice(-600))}`)
     }
     // Let the shell settle so the pid list is not read mid-spawn.
     await sleep(1_000)