diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.drag.browser.test.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.drag.browser.test.tsx
index 53d6744f27b7c..c5811df12b765 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.drag.browser.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/Sidebar.drag.browser.test.tsx
@@ -51,10 +51,13 @@ it("keeps the title when dragging a search result from a collapsed folder", asyn
   });
   const folder = page.getByRole("button", { name: /^render/ });
   await expect.element(folder).toHaveAttribute("aria-expanded", "true");
+  // A removed row fades out as a clone without its test id, so match the live row only.
+  const secondRow = page.getByTestId("sidebar-row-folder").filter({ hasText: second.title });
+  await expect.element(secondRow).toBeInTheDocument();
   // The shift guard drops pointer presses on a row that appeared under 500ms ago; keys pass.
   folder.element().focus();
   await userEvent.keyboard("{Enter}");
-  await expect.element(page.getByText(second.title, { exact: true })).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  await expect.element(secondRow).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   await userEvent.fill(page.getByRole("combobox", { name: "Search threads" }), "search-target");
   const result = page.getByRole("option", { name: /Thread search-target/ });
   await expect.element(result).toBeVisible();