diff --git a/tests/Browser/TimepickerTest.php b/tests/Browser/TimepickerTest.php
index 2a752d11..85edb8d9 100644
--- a/tests/Browser/TimepickerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Browser/TimepickerTest.php
@@ -346,7 +346,13 @@ it('moves the period selector between AM and PM with arrow keys, as a radio grou
         ->click('#meeting')
         ->assertAttribute($am, 'role', 'radio')
         ->assertAttribute($am, 'aria-checked', 'true')
-        ->assertAttribute($pm, 'aria-checked', 'false');
+        ->assertAttribute($pm, 'aria-checked', 'false')
+        // show() moves focus to the dial from inside Alpine's $nextTick, which Livewire's bundled
+        // Alpine defers with a real setTimeout(0) rather than a microtask: wait for the dialog to
+        // actually open before stealing focus onto the period selector, or .focus() below is a no-op
+        // on a still-closed <dialog> and the element beneath it keeps focus instead.
+        ->wait(0.15)
+        ->assertScript("document.querySelector('#meeting-dialog').open");
 
     $page->script("document.querySelector('{$am}').focus()");