diff --git a/src/gateway/server.node-invoke-approval-bypass.e2e.test.ts b/src/gateway/server.node-invoke-approval-bypass.e2e.test.ts
index d7e3137fc12..3721c885a10 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server.node-invoke-approval-bypass.e2e.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server.node-invoke-approval-bypass.e2e.test.ts
@@ -19,6 +19,13 @@ import {
 
 installGatewayTestHooks({ scope: "suite" });
 
+async function expectNoForwardedInvoke(hasInvoke: () => boolean): Promise<void> {
+  // Yield a couple of macrotasks so any accidental async forwarding would fire.
+  await sleep(0);
+  await sleep(0);
+  expect(hasInvoke()).toBe(false);
+}
+
 async function getConnectedNodeId(ws: WebSocket): Promise<string> {
   const nodes = await rpcReq<{ nodes?: Array<{ nodeId: string; connected?: boolean }> }>(
     ws,
@@ -171,8 +178,7 @@ describe("node.invoke approval bypass", () => {
     expect(res.ok).toBe(false);
     expect(res.error?.message ?? "").toContain("rawCommand does not match command");
 
-    await sleep(50);
-    expect(sawInvoke).toBe(false);
+    await expectNoForwardedInvoke(() => sawInvoke);
 
     ws.close();
     node.stop();
@@ -201,8 +207,7 @@ describe("node.invoke approval bypass", () => {
     expect(res.error?.message ?? "").toContain("params.runId");
 
     // Ensure the node didn't receive the invoke (gateway should fail early).
-    await sleep(50);
-    expect(sawInvoke).toBe(false);
+    await expectNoForwardedInvoke(() => sawInvoke);
 
     ws.close();
     node.stop();
@@ -225,8 +230,7 @@ describe("node.invoke approval bypass", () => {
     expect(res.ok).toBe(false);
     expect(res.error?.message ?? "").toContain("exec.approvals.node");
 
-    await sleep(50);
-    expect(sawInvoke).toBe(false);
+    await expectNoForwardedInvoke(() => sawInvoke);
 
     ws.close();
     node.stop();
@@ -305,8 +309,7 @@ describe("node.invoke approval bypass", () => {
     });
     expect(invoke.ok).toBe(false);
     expect(invoke.error?.message ?? "").toContain("not valid for this device");
-    await sleep(50);
-    expect(sawInvoke).toBe(false);
+    await expectNoForwardedInvoke(() => sawInvoke);
 
     ws.close();
     wsOtherDevice.close();