diff --git a/src/test/setup.ts b/src/test/setup.ts
index f8dc53f..23e03cf 100644
--- a/src/test/setup.ts
+++ b/src/test/setup.ts
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
 import "@testing-library/jest-dom/vitest";
-import { cleanup } from "@testing-library/react";
+import { cleanup, configure } from "@testing-library/react";
 import { afterAll, afterEach, beforeAll } from "vitest";
 import { configureAuthClient } from "@/shared/api";
 import "../shared/i18n";
 import { server } from "./server";
 
+// Allow async UI updates on the slower CI runner; local waits stay unchanged.
+if (process.env.CI) configure({ asyncUtilTimeout: 5_000 });
+
 beforeAll(() => server.listen({ onUnhandledRequest: "error" }));
 afterEach(() => {
 	cleanup();
diff --git a/vitest.config.ts b/vitest.config.ts
index f5765db..886917c 100644
--- a/vitest.config.ts
+++ b/vitest.config.ts
@@ -2,10 +2,14 @@ import { fileURLToPath, URL } from "node:url";
 import react from "@vitejs/plugin-react";
 import { configDefaults, defineConfig } from "vitest/config";
 
+const CI_TEST_TIMEOUT_MS = 15_000;
+
 export default defineConfig({
 	plugins: [react()],
 	resolve: { alias: { "@": fileURLToPath(new URL("./src", import.meta.url)) } },
 	test: {
+		// CI runs the UI scenarios with coverage on a slower runner.
+		testTimeout: process.env.CI ? CI_TEST_TIMEOUT_MS : undefined,
 		environment: "jsdom",
 		exclude: configDefaults.exclude,
 		setupFiles: "./src/test/setup.ts",