diff --git a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src-tauri/src/tests/response_stream.rs b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src-tauri/src/tests/response_stream.rs
index 0dd733f80..b0dadfb3f 100644
--- a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src-tauri/src/tests/response_stream.rs
+++ b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/src-tauri/src/tests/response_stream.rs
@@ -757,11 +757,22 @@ async fn response_stream_final_disconnect_with_retry_disabled_fails_without_comm
         final_lifecycle[0]["requestSlot"],
         final_lifecycle[1]["requestSlot"]
     );
-    assert!(read_agent_db_records_for_test(&root).iter().any(|record| {
-        record["recordType"] == "agent.runtime.background_task.failed"
-            && record["runId"] == run_id
-            && record["failureKind"] == "final-reply-failed"
-    }));
+    let mut final_reply_failed_audit = false;
+    for _ in 0..250 {
+        final_reply_failed_audit = read_agent_db_records_for_test(&root).iter().any(|record| {
+            record["recordType"] == "agent.runtime.background_task.failed"
+                && record["runId"] == run_id
+                && record["failureKind"] == "final-reply-failed"
+        });
+        if final_reply_failed_audit {
+            break;
+        }
+        std::thread::sleep(Duration::from_millis(20));
+    }
+    assert!(
+        final_reply_failed_audit,
+        "final reply transport failure audit must eventually persist"
+    );
     assert_response_stream_public_surfaces_exclude(&root, "design-director", &[planning_fallback]);
 
     fs::remove_dir_all(root).ok();