diff --git a/tests/browser/scene-controls.spec.ts b/tests/browser/scene-controls.spec.ts
index 98cddd3..1f4f0ba 100644
--- a/tests/browser/scene-controls.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/browser/scene-controls.spec.ts
@@ -106,7 +106,9 @@ test("keeps a scrolled content panel in a geometry-safe paint layer above the wo
   const layers = await page.evaluate(() => {
     const world = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".journey-world");
     const main = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>(".portfolio-main");
-    const panel = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>("#profile");
+    // The reading panel is painted by the chapter body; the opener heading
+    // sits above it on the world with its own halo.
+    const panel = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>("#profile > .chapter-body");
     const heading = document.querySelector<HTMLElement>("#profile-heading");
     if (!world || !main || !panel || !heading)
       throw new Error("Missing scrolled panel structure");