diff --git a/neode-ui/src/views/__tests__/login.test.ts b/neode-ui/src/views/__tests__/login.test.ts
index 678a4823..0ac17d99 100644
--- a/neode-ui/src/views/__tests__/login.test.ts
+++ b/neode-ui/src/views/__tests__/login.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, it, expect, vi, beforeEach } from 'vitest'
-import { shallowMount } from '@vue/test-utils'
+import { shallowMount, flushPromises } from '@vue/test-utils'
 import { createPinia, setActivePinia } from 'pinia'
 import { createI18n } from 'vue-i18n'
 import { defineComponent, h } from 'vue'
@@ -89,6 +89,12 @@ describe('Login View', () => {
     setActivePinia(createPinia())
     vi.clearAllMocks()
     pushMock.mockResolvedValue(undefined)
+    // Mock health check so Login renders the form (not "Starting server...")
+    mockedRpc.call.mockImplementation(async (opts: any) => {
+      if (opts.method === 'server.echo') return { message: 'pong' }
+      if (opts.method === 'auth.isSetup') return { isSetup: true }
+      return null
+    })
   })
 
   function mountLogin() {
@@ -108,19 +114,22 @@ describe('Login View', () => {
     expect(wrapper.exists()).toBe(true)
   })
 
-  it('contains a password input', () => {
+  it('contains a password input', async () => {
     const wrapper = mountLogin()
+    await flushPromises()
     const input = wrapper.find('input[type="password"]')
     expect(input.exists()).toBe(true)
   })
 
-  it('shows title text', () => {
+  it('shows title text', async () => {
     const wrapper = mountLogin()
+    await flushPromises()
     expect(wrapper.text()).toContain('Welcome Back')
   })
 
-  it('has a login button', () => {
+  it('has a login button', async () => {
     const wrapper = mountLogin()
+    await flushPromises()
     const buttons = wrapper.findAll('button')
     const loginBtn = buttons.find(b => b.text().includes('Login') || b.text().includes('Create'))
     expect(loginBtn).toBeDefined()