diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/shared/live-gateway-config.runtime.test.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/shared/live-gateway-config.runtime.test.ts
index 8fb40de3688e..d599c1c66c3e 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/shared/live-gateway-config.runtime.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/shared/live-gateway-config.runtime.test.ts
@@ -65,13 +65,13 @@ describe("live QA gateway config", () => {
       .mockResolvedValueOnce({ hash: "next" })
       .mockResolvedValueOnce({
         hash: "next",
-        configRevisionHash: "current",
-        appliedConfigHash: "current",
+        configRevisionHash: "runtime-next",
+        appliedConfigHash: "runtime-current",
       })
       .mockResolvedValueOnce({
         hash: "next",
-        configRevisionHash: "next",
-        appliedConfigHash: "next",
+        configRevisionHash: "runtime-next",
+        appliedConfigHash: "runtime-next",
       });
 
     const patching = patchLiveQaGatewayConfig({
diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/shared/live-gateway-config.runtime.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/shared/live-gateway-config.runtime.ts
index 70de5b5b328c..70df11644b0e 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/shared/live-gateway-config.runtime.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/live-transports/shared/live-gateway-config.runtime.ts
@@ -38,10 +38,11 @@ async function waitForLiveQaGatewayConfigApplied(params: {
         configRevisionHash: status.configRevisionHash,
         hash: status.hash,
       };
+      // The persisted raw-config hash and normalized runtime revision use different encodings.
       if (
         status.hash === params.expectedHash &&
-        status.configRevisionHash === params.expectedHash &&
-        status.appliedConfigHash === params.expectedHash
+        typeof status.configRevisionHash === "string" &&
+        status.appliedConfigHash === status.configRevisionHash
       ) {
         return;
       }