diff --git a/qa/full_dogfood.mjs b/qa/full_dogfood.mjs
index a3e9c1c..7535bf5 100644
--- a/qa/full_dogfood.mjs
+++ b/qa/full_dogfood.mjs
@@ -26,10 +26,12 @@ record("login_shows_three_personas", chips.length === 3, chips.join(" | "));
 const ssoBtn = await p.locator(".sso-btn").count();
 record("login_has_microsoft_sso_button", ssoBtn === 1);
 
-// 2. Persona dev-login works
+// 2. Persona dev-login works. Wait for the landing hero to actually hydrate
+//    rather than a fixed sleep so a slow EA2 round-trip doesn't flake.
 await p.locator(".persona-chip", { hasText: /Mariana/ }).click();
 await p.locator(".dev-login-btn").click();
-await p.waitForTimeout(2500);
+await p.waitForSelector(".hero-actions", { timeout: 15000 }).catch(() => {});
+await p.waitForFunction(() => document.querySelectorAll(".hub-chip").length >= 7, undefined, { timeout: 15000 }).catch(() => {});
 const onLanding = await p.locator(".hero-actions").count();
 record("ceo_persona_dev_login_lands_on_landing", onLanding === 1);
 
@@ -45,11 +47,12 @@ await p.waitForTimeout(1000);
 const explainerCards = await p.locator(".explainer-card").count();
 record("explainer_renders_eight_cards", explainerCards === 8, `cards=${explainerCards}`);
 
-// 5. Geo-attendance: tiles + markers + stats
+// 5. Geo-attendance: tiles + markers + stats. Wait up to 20s for EA2 fetch
+//    + leaflet hydration; the attendance API materialises 8 docs lazily.
 await p.locator(".tab", { hasText: /Home/ }).first().click();
 await p.waitForTimeout(800);
 await p.locator(".hub-chip", { hasText: /Attendance Map/ }).click();
-await p.waitForTimeout(3000);
+await p.waitForFunction(() => document.querySelectorAll(".leaflet-marker-icon").length >= 8, undefined, { timeout: 20000 }).catch(() => {});
 const tiles = await p.locator(".leaflet-tile").count();
 const markers = await p.locator(".leaflet-marker-icon").count();
 record("geo_attendance_renders_tiles", tiles > 10, `tiles=${tiles}`);