diff --git a/test-playwright/40-add-contact.spec.ts b/test-playwright/40-add-contact.spec.ts
index 691ea7f2..c0142c0b 100644
--- a/test-playwright/40-add-contact.spec.ts
+++ b/test-playwright/40-add-contact.spec.ts
@@ -130,11 +130,13 @@ test('Add contact, record gift, confirm gift', async ({ page }) => {
 
   // Refresh home view and check gift
   await page.goto('./');
+  // Wait for async data (e.g. "new offers" banner) to finish loading so the layout
+  // is stable before clicking — otherwise a layout shift can redirect the click.
+  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
 
-  // Firefox complains on load the initial feed here when we use the test server.
-  // It may be similar to the CORS problem below.
-  const item = await page.locator('li:first-child').filter({ hasText: finalTitle });
-  await item.locator('[data-testid="circle-info-link"]').click();
+  const item = page.locator('li').filter({ hasText: finalTitle }).locator('[data-testid="circle-info-link"]');
+  await expect(item).toBeVisible();
+  await item.click();
   await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Verifiable Claim Details' })).toBeVisible();
   await expect(page.getByText(finalTitle, { exact: true })).toBeVisible();