diff --git a/frontend/e2e/documents.spec.ts b/frontend/e2e/documents.spec.ts
index 8ddac2b1..20c9a976 100644
--- a/frontend/e2e/documents.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/e2e/documents.spec.ts
@@ -327,10 +327,12 @@ test.describe('PDF annotations — admin', () => {
 		await page.waitForSelector('[data-hydrated]');
 		await page.locator('canvas').first().waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 20000 });
 
-		// Ensure annotation is visible before enabling annotate mode
+		// Ensure at least one annotation is visible before enabling annotate mode
 		await expect(page.locator('[data-testid^="annotation-"]').first()).toBeVisible({
 			timeout: 8000
 		});
+		// Record count now — the draw test may have created more than one annotation
+		const countBefore = await page.locator('[data-testid^="annotation-"]').count();
 
 		// Enable annotate mode to show delete buttons
 		await page.getByRole('button', { name: /^annotieren$/i }).click();
@@ -339,7 +341,7 @@ test.describe('PDF annotations — admin', () => {
 		await expect(deleteBtn).toBeVisible({ timeout: 8000 });
 		await deleteBtn.click();
 
-		await expect(page.locator('[data-testid^="annotation-"]')).toHaveCount(0, {
+		await expect(page.locator('[data-testid^="annotation-"]')).toHaveCount(countBefore - 1, {
 			timeout: 8000
 		});
 
@@ -407,7 +409,10 @@ test.describe('PDF annotations — file hash versioning', () => {
 		await page.waitForSelector('[data-hydrated]');
 		await page.locator('canvas').first().waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 20000 });
 
-		await expect(page.locator('[data-testid^="annotation-"]')).toHaveCount(0, { timeout: 8000 });
+		// Use :not() to exclude the outdated-notice element whose testid also starts with "annotation-"
+		await expect(
+			page.locator('[data-testid^="annotation-"]:not([data-testid="annotation-outdated-notice"])')
+		).toHaveCount(0, { timeout: 8000 });
 		await expect(page.locator('[data-testid="annotation-outdated-notice"]')).toBeVisible({
 			timeout: 5000
 		});