diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/admin/EntityNav.svelte.test.ts b/frontend/src/routes/admin/EntityNav.svelte.test.ts
index ec94cc41..af809408 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/admin/EntityNav.svelte.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/admin/EntityNav.svelte.test.ts
@@ -97,30 +97,37 @@ describe('EntityNav', () => {
 		expect(mintIcons.length).toBeGreaterThan(0);
 	});
 
-	it('opens the flyout on tablet trigger button click', async () => {
+	it('opens the flyout dialog when a tablet section trigger is clicked', async () => {
 		mockPage.url = new URL('http://localhost/admin/users');
 		const EntityNav = await loadComponent();
 		render(EntityNav, { props: baseProps() });
 
-		// The tablet flyout triggers are the section buttons (not links)
+		// The first <button> in the DOM is the tablet trigger of the first section.
 		const triggerButton = document.querySelector('button') as HTMLButtonElement;
-		if (triggerButton) {
-			triggerButton.click();
-			await new Promise((r) => setTimeout(r, 50));
-		}
+		expect(triggerButton).not.toBeNull();
+		triggerButton.click();
 
-		// Render did not throw — branch reached
-		expect(true).toBe(true);
+		await vi.waitFor(() => {
+			expect(document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]')).not.toBeNull();
+		});
 	});
 
-	it('handles Escape keypress on window without throwing', async () => {
+	it('Escape closes the open flyout', async () => {
 		mockPage.url = new URL('http://localhost/admin/users');
 		const EntityNav = await loadComponent();
 		render(EntityNav, { props: baseProps() });
 
-		expect(() =>
-			document.dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { key: 'Escape', bubbles: true }))
-		).not.toThrow();
+		// Open the flyout first.
+		(document.querySelector('button') as HTMLButtonElement).click();
+		await vi.waitFor(() => {
+			expect(document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]')).not.toBeNull();
+		});
+
+		// Then Escape should close it (handler is bound via svelte:document).
+		document.dispatchEvent(new KeyboardEvent('keydown', { key: 'Escape', bubbles: true }));
+		await vi.waitFor(() => {
+			expect(document.querySelector('[role="dialog"]')).toBeNull();
+		});
 	});
 
 	it('renders the user count badge on the users link', async () => {