diff --git a/src/commands/channels.status.command-flow.test.ts b/src/commands/channels.status.command-flow.test.ts
index 1012f7ffc3c..8e2a28c9e38 100644
--- a/src/commands/channels.status.command-flow.test.ts
+++ b/src/commands/channels.status.command-flow.test.ts
@@ -220,12 +220,11 @@ describe("channelsStatusCommand SecretRef fallback flow", () => {
 
     await channelsStatusCommand({ channel: "imsg", json: true, probe: true }, runtime as never);
 
-    expect(mocks.callGateway).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
-      expect.objectContaining({
-        method: "channels.status",
-        params: { channel: "imsg", probe: true, timeoutMs: 30000 },
-      }),
-    );
+    expect(mocks.callGateway).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+      method: "channels.status",
+      params: { channel: "imsg", probe: true, timeoutMs: 30000 },
+      timeoutMs: 30000,
+    });
   });
 
   it("keeps read-only fallback output when SecretRefs are unresolved", async () => {