diff --git a/e2e/tests/auth.spec.ts b/e2e/tests/auth.spec.ts
index c85e4c6..85992cf 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/auth.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/tests/auth.spec.ts
@@ -26,9 +26,10 @@ test('register, log in, then log out', async ({ page }) => {
   await page.getByLabel(/password/i).fill(password)
   await page.getByRole('button', { name: /log in/i }).click()
 
-  // Lands on the authenticated app (the scenarios placeholder + the logout
-  // control in the authed layout).
-  await expect(page.getByText(/emergency fund/i)).toBeVisible()
+  // Lands on the authenticated app: the scenarios list. A brand-new account
+  // owns nothing, so this is the empty state — not seed data (the stack ships
+  // no fixtures, so a fresh user genuinely has zero scenarios).
+  await expect(page.getByText(/you don.t have any scenarios yet/i)).toBeVisible()
   await expect(page.getByRole('button', { name: /log out/i })).toBeVisible()
 
   // --- Log out ------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -36,5 +37,5 @@ test('register, log in, then log out', async ({ page }) => {
 
   // Back to the login screen; the authed content is gone.
   await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/login$/)
-  await expect(page.getByText(/emergency fund/i)).toHaveCount(0)
+  await expect(page.getByText(/you don.t have any scenarios yet/i)).toHaveCount(0)
 })