diff --git a/tests/ui-on-call-boards.spec.ts b/tests/ui-on-call-boards.spec.ts
index 6684489bf0..23420b181c 100644
--- a/tests/ui-on-call-boards.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/ui-on-call-boards.spec.ts
@@ -563,6 +563,12 @@ test.describe("02 More — the second row is about the page you are on", () => {
     // slug from the word in the bar and checks it against that `admin-help-`
     // prefix, which holds for every word this page's rail can show.
     await openBoard(page, ROUTES.logistics);
+    // While the rows load, every section (Support included) is drawn as a skeleton. Once they
+    // arrive, Support drops out when it has no rows (admin-help-page.tsx), so read the bar only
+    // after loading has finished, or a slower engine reads a word the settled page no longer has.
+    await expect(page.locator('[data-testid^="admin-help-"][data-testid$="-loading"]')).toHaveCount(0, {
+      timeout: 20_000,
+    });
     for (const label of await barWords(page, ADMIN_SECTION_HEADER_PREFIX)) {
       const slug = label
         .trim()