diff --git a/src/gateway/probe.auth.integration.test.ts b/src/gateway/probe.auth.integration.test.ts
index 07e57dcef5c3..153f50a6303f 100644
--- a/src/gateway/probe.auth.integration.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/probe.auth.integration.test.ts
@@ -116,25 +116,19 @@ describe("probeGateway auth integration", () => {
     expect(fs.existsSync(statePath("identity", "device-auth.json"))).toBe(false);
   });
 
-  describe("with cached device auth", () => {
-    let cachedProbeResult: Awaited<ReturnType<typeof probeGateway>>;
-
-    beforeAll(async () => {
-      const token = requireGatewayToken();
-      await seedCachedOperatorToken(["operator.read"]);
-      cachedProbeResult = await probeGateway({
-        url: `ws://127.0.0.1:${gatewayHarness.port}`,
-        auth: { token },
-        timeoutMs: 5_000,
-      });
+  it("keeps detail RPCs available for local authenticated probes with cached device auth", async () => {
+    const token = requireGatewayToken();
+    await seedCachedOperatorToken(["operator.read"]);
+    const result = await probeGateway({
+      url: `ws://127.0.0.1:${gatewayHarness.port}`,
+      auth: { token },
+      timeoutMs: 10_000,
     });
 
-    it("keeps detail RPCs available for local authenticated probes with cached device auth", async () => {
-      expect(cachedProbeResult.ok).toBe(true);
-      expect(cachedProbeResult.error).toBeNull();
-      expectRecord(cachedProbeResult.health, "probe health");
-      expectRecord(cachedProbeResult.status, "probe status");
-      expectRecord(cachedProbeResult.configSnapshot, "probe config snapshot");
-    });
+    expect(result.ok).toBe(true);
+    expect(result.error).toBeNull();
+    expectRecord(result.health, "probe health");
+    expectRecord(result.status, "probe status");
+    expectRecord(result.configSnapshot, "probe config snapshot");
   });
 });
diff --git a/ui/src/pages/profile/profile-page.test.ts b/ui/src/pages/profile/profile-page.test.ts
index 969e36224b30..1fb992f724fe 100644
--- a/ui/src/pages/profile/profile-page.test.ts
+++ b/ui/src/pages/profile/profile-page.test.ts
@@ -236,9 +236,12 @@ it("gates profile usage refreshes by payload age and page visibility", async ()
     pendingFiles: 1,
     staleFiles: 0,
   });
-  page.lastProfileLoadedAtMs = Date.now();
+  const nowMs = Date.now();
+  const nowSpy = vi.spyOn(Date, "now").mockReturnValue(nowMs);
+  page.lastProfileLoadedAtMs = nowMs;
   page.scheduleCacheSettleRefresh();
   expect(settleDelayMs).toBe(USAGE_PAYLOAD_TTL_MS);
+  nowSpy.mockRestore();
 
   page.lastProfileLoadedAtMs = Date.now() - USAGE_PAYLOAD_TTL_MS;
   visibility.mockReturnValue("hidden");