diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/onboarding/HouseholdSetupForm.test.ts b/frontend/src/lib/onboarding/HouseholdSetupForm.test.ts
index aa535e2..e3f7785 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/onboarding/HouseholdSetupForm.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/onboarding/HouseholdSetupForm.test.ts
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ describe('HouseholdSetupForm', () => {
 		const user = userEvent.setup();
 		render(HouseholdSetupForm);
 
-		// override disabled to allow submit attempt by typing then clearing
+		// Type then clear: sets touched=true, which makes the $derived error visible
+		// as soon as the field is empty. The button is disabled so the click is a no-op,
+		// but the error is already shown from the touched+empty state.
 		const input = screen.getByLabelText('Haushaltsname');
 		await user.type(input, 'a');
 		await user.clear(input);
diff --git a/frontend/src/routes/household/setup/page.server.test.ts b/frontend/src/routes/household/setup/page.server.test.ts
index 0971b2a..46e3679 100644
--- a/frontend/src/routes/household/setup/page.server.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/routes/household/setup/page.server.test.ts
@@ -71,8 +71,7 @@ describe('household setup — form action', () => {
 	function mockSuccess() {
 		return {
 			data: { data: { id: 'hh-123', name: 'Smith family', members: [] } },
-			error: undefined,
-			response: { headers: { get: vi.fn().mockReturnValue(null) } }
+			error: undefined
 		};
 	}