diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/bus-state.test.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/bus-state.test.ts
index b07722c22a7..da3f64cae8e 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/bus-state.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/bus-state.test.ts
@@ -52,17 +52,16 @@ describe("qa-bus state", () => {
 
     const snapshot = state.getSnapshot();
     expect(snapshot.threads).toHaveLength(1);
-    expect(snapshot.threads[0]).toMatchObject({
-      id: thread.id,
-      conversationId: "qa-room",
-      title: "QA thread",
-    });
-    expect(snapshot.messages[0]).toMatchObject({
-      id: message.id,
-      text: "inside thread (edited)",
-      deleted: true,
-      reactions: [{ emoji: "eyes", senderId: "alice" }],
-    });
+    expect(snapshot.threads[0]?.id).toBe(thread.id);
+    expect(snapshot.threads[0]?.conversationId).toBe("qa-room");
+    expect(snapshot.threads[0]?.title).toBe("QA thread");
+    expect(snapshot.messages[0]?.id).toBe(message.id);
+    expect(snapshot.messages[0]?.text).toBe("inside thread (edited)");
+    expect(snapshot.messages[0]?.deleted).toBe(true);
+    expect(snapshot.messages[0]?.reactions).toHaveLength(1);
+    expect(snapshot.messages[0]?.reactions[0]?.emoji).toBe("eyes");
+    expect(snapshot.messages[0]?.reactions[0]?.senderId).toBe("alice");
+    expect(snapshot.messages[0]?.reactions[0]?.timestamp).toEqual(expect.any(Number));
   });
 
   it("waits for a text match and rejects on timeout", async () => {
@@ -156,11 +155,10 @@ describe("qa-bus state", () => {
 
     const readback = state.readMessage({ messageId: outbound.id });
     expect(readback.attachments).toHaveLength(1);
-    expect(readback.attachments?.[0]).toMatchObject({
-      kind: "image",
-      fileName: "qa-screenshot.png",
-      altText: "QA dashboard screenshot",
-    });
+    const attachment = readback.attachments?.[0];
+    expect(attachment?.kind).toBe("image");
+    expect(attachment?.fileName).toBe("qa-screenshot.png");
+    expect(attachment?.altText).toBe("QA dashboard screenshot");
 
     const byFilename = state.searchMessages({
       query: "screenshot",
diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/qa-channel-transport.test.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/qa-channel-transport.test.ts
index ee1f0a9fb3a..355d410967d 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/qa-channel-transport.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/qa-channel-transport.test.ts
@@ -107,14 +107,15 @@ describe("qa channel transport", () => {
     });
 
     expect(transport.capabilities.getNormalizedMessageState().messages).toHaveLength(1);
-    expect(
-      await transport.capabilities.readNormalizedMessage({
-        messageId: inbound.id,
-      }),
-    ).toMatchObject({
-      id: inbound.id,
-      text: "hello from the operator",
+    const message = await transport.capabilities.readNormalizedMessage({
+      messageId: inbound.id,
     });
+    expect(message).toBeTruthy();
+    if (!message) {
+      throw new Error("expected normalized QA message");
+    }
+    expect(message.id).toBe(inbound.id);
+    expect(message.text).toBe("hello from the operator");
   });
 
   it("inherits the shared failure-aware wait helper", async () => {
diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/run-config.test.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/run-config.test.ts
index 8c8825693fa..da6a8179319 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/run-config.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/run-config.test.ts
@@ -103,11 +103,10 @@ describe("qa run config", () => {
     defaultQaRuntimeModelForMode.mockReturnValue("openai/gpt-5.5");
     defaultQaRuntimeModelForMode.mockClear();
 
-    expect(createIdleQaRunnerSnapshot(scenarios).selection).toMatchObject({
-      providerMode: "live-frontier",
-      primaryModel: "openai/gpt-5.5",
-      alternateModel: "openai/gpt-5.5",
-    });
+    const selection = createIdleQaRunnerSnapshot(scenarios).selection;
+    expect(selection.providerMode).toBe("live-frontier");
+    expect(selection.primaryModel).toBe("openai/gpt-5.5");
+    expect(selection.alternateModel).toBe("openai/gpt-5.5");
     expect(defaultQaRuntimeModelForMode).not.toHaveBeenCalled();
   });
 
diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/suite-runtime-agent-session.test.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/suite-runtime-agent-session.test.ts
index fe8c19584e5..0812b24c8ab 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/suite-runtime-agent-session.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/suite-runtime-agent-session.test.ts
@@ -30,11 +30,10 @@ describe("qa suite runtime agent session helpers", () => {
     gatewayCall.mockResolvedValueOnce({ key: "  session-1  " });
 
     await expect(createSession(env, "Test Session")).resolves.toBe("session-1");
-    expect(gatewayCall).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      "sessions.create",
-      { label: "Test Session" },
-      expect.objectContaining({ timeoutMs: expect.any(Number) }),
-    );
+    const [method, params, options] = gatewayCall.mock.calls[0] ?? [];
+    expect(method).toBe("sessions.create");
+    expect(params).toEqual({ label: "Test Session" });
+    expect(options?.timeoutMs).toEqual(expect.any(Number));
   });
 
   it("reads effective tool ids once and drops blanks", async () => {
@@ -54,11 +53,10 @@ describe("qa suite runtime agent session helpers", () => {
     });
 
     await expect(readSkillStatus(env)).resolves.toEqual([{ name: "alpha", eligible: true }]);
-    expect(gatewayCall).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      "skills.status",
-      { agentId: "qa" },
-      expect.objectContaining({ timeoutMs: expect.any(Number) }),
-    );
+    const [method, params, options] = gatewayCall.mock.calls[0] ?? [];
+    expect(method).toBe("skills.status");
+    expect(params).toEqual({ agentId: "qa" });
+    expect(options?.timeoutMs).toEqual(expect.any(Number));
   });
 
   it("reads the raw qa session store from disk", async () => {
diff --git a/extensions/qa-lab/src/suite-runtime-transport.test.ts b/extensions/qa-lab/src/suite-runtime-transport.test.ts
index 9a56f455924..62e80356188 100644
--- a/extensions/qa-lab/src/suite-runtime-transport.test.ts
+++ b/extensions/qa-lab/src/suite-runtime-transport.test.ts
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ describe("qa suite transport helpers", () => {
       senderName: "OpenClaw QA",
     });
 
-    await expect(pending).resolves.toMatchObject({ text: "done" });
+    const message = await pending;
+    expect(message.text).toBe("done");
   });
 });