diff --git a/src/gateway/server-methods/chat.directive-tags.test.ts b/src/gateway/server-methods/chat.directive-tags.test.ts
index 4cc6ea70e77..1bf9651939b 100644
--- a/src/gateway/server-methods/chat.directive-tags.test.ts
+++ b/src/gateway/server-methods/chat.directive-tags.test.ts
@@ -535,6 +535,7 @@ describe("chat directive tag stripping for non-streaming final payloads", () =>
       respond,
       idempotencyKey: "idem-agent-audio",
       expectBroadcast: false,
+      waitFor: "none",
     });
 
     await waitForAssertion(() => {