diff --git a/src/renderer/__helpers__/visual.setup.ts b/src/renderer/__helpers__/visual.setup.ts
index fddd2c2bd..8869ec133 100644
--- a/src/renderer/__helpers__/visual.setup.ts
+++ b/src/renderer/__helpers__/visual.setup.ts
@@ -150,6 +150,8 @@ function disableAnimations(): void {
 }
 
 beforeEach(async () => {
+  // Interactions are driven by Playwright, outside React's act environment.
+  (globalThis as { IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT?: boolean }).IS_REACT_ACT_ENVIRONMENT = false;
   disableAnimations();
   vi.useFakeTimers({ toFake: ['Date'], now: FIXED_NOW });
 
diff --git a/vitest.config.mts b/vitest.config.mts
index 64053c25d..9bb5d306d 100644
--- a/vitest.config.mts
+++ b/vitest.config.mts
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ export default defineConfig({
     globals: true,
     pool: 'vmThreads',
     isolate: true,
+    testTimeout: 10_000,
     clearMocks: true,
     unstubEnvs: true,
     unstubGlobals: true,