diff --git a/src/cli/qr-dashboard.integration.test.ts b/src/cli/qr-dashboard.integration.test.ts
index cc340c53b58..50de09d0d2b 100644
--- a/src/cli/qr-dashboard.integration.test.ts
+++ b/src/cli/qr-dashboard.integration.test.ts
@@ -94,6 +94,20 @@ function decodeSetupCode(setupCode: string): {
   };
 }
 
+function findSetupCodeLogLine(lines: string[]): string | undefined {
+  for (const line of lines) {
+    try {
+      const payload = decodeSetupCode(line);
+      if (payload.url || payload.bootstrapToken) {
+        return line;
+      }
+    } catch {
+      // Ignore non-setup-code log lines.
+    }
+  }
+  return undefined;
+}
+
 async function runCli(args: string[]): Promise<void> {
   const program = new Command();
   registerQrCli(program);
@@ -138,7 +152,8 @@ describe("cli integration: qr + dashboard token SecretRef", () => {
     });
 
     await runCli(["qr", "--setup-code-only"]);
-    const setupCode = runtimeLogs.at(-1);
+    expect(runtime.exit).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
+    const setupCode = findSetupCodeLogLine(runtimeLogs);
     expect(setupCode).toBeTruthy();
     const payload = decodeSetupCode(setupCode ?? "");
     expect(payload.url).toBe("ws://127.0.0.1:18789");