diff --git a/tests/test_run_journal_frontend_static.py b/tests/test_run_journal_frontend_static.py
index 68b8b548..4f0e2b4b 100644
--- a/tests/test_run_journal_frontend_static.py
+++ b/tests/test_run_journal_frontend_static.py
@@ -222,8 +222,12 @@ def test_reattach_path_uses_replay_when_status_reports_journal():
 
 
 def test_error_reconnect_path_can_restore_from_journal():
-    reconnect_pos = MESSAGES_SRC.index("setComposerStatus('Reconnecting")
-    block = MESSAGES_SRC[reconnect_pos : reconnect_pos + 900]
+    # Anchor on the reconnect block's stable entry point rather than the exact
+    # composer-status string: the first status was changed to a template literal
+    # `Reconnecting… (1/${_retryDelays.length})` (staged-probe counter), so the
+    # old single-quoted "setComposerStatus('Reconnecting" anchor no longer exists.
+    reconnect_pos = MESSAGES_SRC.index("_reconnectAttempted=true;")
+    block = MESSAGES_SRC[reconnect_pos : reconnect_pos + 1100]
 
     assert "st.active" in block
     assert "st.replay_available" in block