diff --git a/frontend/test/e2e/dashboard.spec.ts b/frontend/test/e2e/dashboard.spec.ts
index 24b2f5d..fe9220c 100644
--- a/frontend/test/e2e/dashboard.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/test/e2e/dashboard.spec.ts
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ test('HopReach tiles arrive progressively while the 4,600-node map remains inter
   expect(requests.some((path) => path.startsWith('/api/coverage'))).toBe(false);
 });
 
-test('enabled HopReach coverage survives metadata winning the initial map-load race', async ({ page }) => {
+test('enabled HopReach coverage survives metadata winning the initial map-load race', async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
   const tileRequests: string[] = [];
   page.on('request', (request) => {
     const path = new URL(request.url()).pathname;
@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ test('enabled HopReach coverage survives metadata winning the initial map-load r
   await page.goto('/', { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
 
   await page.getByText('Live Map', { exact: true }).waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 15_000 });
+  if (testInfo.project.name === 'dashboard-mobile') {
+    await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Layers' }).first().click();
+  }
   await expect(page.getByRole('button', { name: 'RF Coverage' }).first()).toHaveAttribute('aria-pressed', 'true');
   await expect.poll(() => tileRequests.length, { timeout: 15_000 }).toBeGreaterThan(0);
 });