diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index a9efa664..72cee4bc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -115,3 +115,5 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Run browser tests
         run: vendor/bin/pest --testsuite=Browser --browser ${{ matrix.browser }}
+        env:
+          BROWSER_TIMEOUT: 15000
diff --git a/tests/Browser/ThemeTest.php b/tests/Browser/ThemeTest.php
index c1a69748..8a197d02 100644
--- a/tests/Browser/ThemeTest.php
+++ b/tests/Browser/ThemeTest.php
@@ -19,8 +19,10 @@ it('follows the operating system while the visitor has not chosen', function ()
 });
 
 it('keeps the visitor\'s choice over the operating system', function () {
+    // The theme switch waits for Alpine (x-cloak); a press before then would find nothing to press.
     $page = visit('/material')->inDarkMode()
         ->waitForEvent('networkidle')
+        ->assertScript("document.readyState === 'complete' && typeof window.Alpine !== 'undefined' && typeof window.Livewire !== 'undefined'")
         ->assertScript(theme('data-theme', 'dark'));
 
     $page->click('@theme-light')
diff --git a/tests/Pest.php b/tests/Pest.php
index 8a54bd45..ee795b8a 100644
--- a/tests/Pest.php
+++ b/tests/Pest.php
@@ -3,3 +3,9 @@
 use NoNameWeb\LivewireMaterial\Tests\TestCase;
 
 pest()->extend(TestCase::class)->in('Feature', 'Browser');
+
+// A shared CI runner is slower than a workstation: an animation or a smooth scroll can take longer
+// than the default five seconds to settle there. BROWSER_TIMEOUT (milliseconds) raises the limit.
+if (($timeout = (int) getenv('BROWSER_TIMEOUT')) > 0) {
+    pest()->browser()->timeout($timeout);
+}