diff --git a/frontend/e2e/auth.spec.ts b/frontend/e2e/auth.spec.ts
index 0aa61199..06c290f4 100644
--- a/frontend/e2e/auth.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/e2e/auth.spec.ts
@@ -50,6 +50,8 @@ test.describe('Authentication', () => {
 
 	test('logout clears the session and redirects to /login', async ({ page }) => {
 		await login(page);
+		// Logout is inside the user avatar dropdown — open it first
+		await page.locator('button[aria-haspopup="true"]').click();
 		await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Abmelden' }).click();
 		await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/login/);
 		// Confirm session is gone: navigating to / redirects back