diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentPickerDropdown.svelte.spec.ts b/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentPickerDropdown.svelte.spec.ts
index 7529af4f..e60ef3be 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentPickerDropdown.svelte.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/document/DocumentPickerDropdown.svelte.spec.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,8 @@ describe('DocumentPickerDropdown — selection', () => {
 
 		await userEvent.fill(page.getByRole('combobox'), 'Brief');
 		await waitForDebounce();
-		await userEvent.click(page.getByRole('option', { name: /Brief von Eugenie/i }));
+		// aria-disabled items are not "enabled" — userEvent refuses them; use force click
+		await page.getByRole('option', { name: /Brief von Eugenie/i }).click({ force: true });
 
 		expect(onSelect).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
 	});
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/document/transcription/useBlockDragDrop.svelte.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/document/transcription/useBlockDragDrop.svelte.test.ts
index 90afcad0..f65f2dd5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/document/transcription/useBlockDragDrop.svelte.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/document/transcription/useBlockDragDrop.svelte.test.ts
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ describe('createBlockDragDrop — generic type guard', () => {
 	it('TranscriptionBlockData caller still compiles — regression guard for existing transcription editor', () => {
 		// If the generic constraint is wrong this line fails tsc --noEmit
 		expectTypeOf(createBlockDragDrop<TranscriptionBlockData>).toBeFunction();
+		// Runtime assertion so browser-mode doesn't report "no assertions"
+		expect(typeof createBlockDragDrop).toBe('function');
 	});
 });
 
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/JourneyAddBar.svelte.spec.ts b/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/JourneyAddBar.svelte.spec.ts
index 8fd7409b..18c4936c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/JourneyAddBar.svelte.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/JourneyAddBar.svelte.spec.ts
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ describe('JourneyAddBar — interlude flow', () => {
 
 		await userEvent.click(page.getByText('Zwischentext hinzufügen'));
 
-		const confirmBtn = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Hinzufügen' });
+		const confirmBtn = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Hinzufügen', exact: true });
 		await expect.element(confirmBtn).toHaveAttribute('aria-disabled', 'true');
 	});
 
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ describe('JourneyAddBar — interlude flow', () => {
 		await userEvent.click(page.getByText('Zwischentext hinzufügen'));
 		await userEvent.fill(page.getByRole('textbox'), 'Eine schöne Reise');
 
-		const confirmBtn = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Hinzufügen' });
+		const confirmBtn = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Hinzufügen', exact: true });
 		await expect.element(confirmBtn).toHaveAttribute('aria-disabled', 'false');
 	});
 
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ describe('JourneyAddBar — interlude flow', () => {
 
 		await userEvent.click(page.getByText('Zwischentext hinzufügen'));
 		await userEvent.fill(page.getByRole('textbox'), 'Reise nach Wien');
-		await userEvent.click(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Hinzufügen' }));
+		await userEvent.click(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Hinzufügen', exact: true }));
 
 		expect(onAddInterlude).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Reise nach Wien');
 	});
diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/JourneyEditor.svelte.spec.ts b/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/JourneyEditor.svelte.spec.ts
index 2fd455e8..52f51ea8 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/JourneyEditor.svelte.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/geschichte/JourneyEditor.svelte.spec.ts
@@ -47,9 +47,8 @@ afterEach(() => {
 describe('JourneyEditor — empty state', () => {
 	it('renders title input and intro textarea', async () => {
 		render(JourneyEditor, defaultProps());
-		await expect.element(page.getByRole('textbox', { name: /Titel/ })).not.toBeInTheDocument(); // input has no aria-label
-		// title input has placeholder text
 		await expect.element(page.getByPlaceholder(/Titel/)).toBeInTheDocument();
+		await expect.element(page.getByPlaceholder(/Einleitung/)).toBeInTheDocument();
 	});
 
 	it('publish button disabled when no items', async () => {
@@ -80,6 +79,7 @@ describe('JourneyEditor — publish disabled when title empty', () => {
 			JourneyEditor,
 			defaultProps({
 				geschichte: makeGeschichte({
+					title: '',
 					items: [{ id: 'i1', position: 0, document: docSummary('d1', 'Brief A') }]
 				})
 			})
@@ -163,8 +163,8 @@ describe('JourneyEditor — add interlude', () => {
 		render(JourneyEditor, defaultProps());
 
 		await userEvent.click(page.getByText('Zwischentext hinzufügen'));
-		await userEvent.fill(page.getByRole('textbox'), 'Reise nach Wien');
-		await userEvent.click(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Hinzufügen' }));
+		await userEvent.fill(page.getByPlaceholder('Zwischentext eingeben…'), 'Reise nach Wien');
+		await userEvent.click(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Hinzufügen', exact: true }));
 
 		expect(globalThis.fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
 			expect.stringContaining('/items'),
@@ -203,8 +203,8 @@ describe('JourneyEditor — remove with rollback', () => {
 
 		// Add interlude (no unsaved warning should interfere)
 		await userEvent.click(page.getByText('Zwischentext hinzufügen'));
-		await userEvent.fill(page.getByRole('textbox'), 'Test');
-		await userEvent.click(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Hinzufügen' }));
+		await userEvent.fill(page.getByPlaceholder('Zwischentext eingeben…'), 'Test');
+		await userEvent.click(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Hinzufügen', exact: true }));
 
 		// Saving (which requires non-empty title) — no unsaved warning dialog
 		await expect.element(page.getByRole('dialog')).not.toBeInTheDocument();