diff --git a/e2e/tests/journeys.spec.ts b/e2e/tests/journeys.spec.ts
index 2be8c7a..cff3656 100644
--- a/e2e/tests/journeys.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/tests/journeys.spec.ts
@@ -100,15 +100,20 @@ test('compare chart on mobile shows school chips with tap-to-focus', async ({ pa
     links.map((l) => (l as HTMLAnchorElement).getAttribute('href') || '')
   );
   const urns = [...new Set(hrefs.map((h) => h.match(/\/school\/(\d+)/)?.[1]).filter(Boolean))];
-  expect(urns.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(2);
+  // Compare three schools, not two: a "primary" search can return all-through
+  // schools that classify as secondary, and the chips only appear for the
+  // active phase. With three schools across two phases, the auto-selected
+  // majority phase always holds ≥2, so the chip legend is guaranteed to render.
+  expect(urns.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(3);
 
-  await page.goto(`/compare?urns=${urns[0]},${urns[1]}`);
+  await page.goto(`/compare?urns=${urns[0]},${urns[1]},${urns[2]}`);
   await expect(page.locator('canvas:visible').first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
 
-  // The mobile chart legend renders one chip per school inside the chart card.
+  // The mobile chart legend renders one chip per school in the active phase.
   const chipGroup = page.getByRole('group', { name: /highlight a school/i });
   const chips = chipGroup.getByRole('button');
-  await expect(chips).toHaveCount(2);
+  await expect(chips.first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
+  expect(await chips.count()).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(2);
 
   // Tapping a chip focuses that school's line; tapping again releases it.
   await chips.first().click();