diff --git a/@tooling/e2e/e2e/chat.e2e.ts b/@tooling/e2e/e2e/chat.e2e.ts
index 7861ae6..787908d 100644
--- a/@tooling/e2e/e2e/chat.e2e.ts
+++ b/@tooling/e2e/e2e/chat.e2e.ts
@@ -36,10 +36,35 @@ test.describe('Text chat', () => {
   test('sending a message shows it in the chat', async ({ page }) => {
     const input = page.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'Message input' });
 
+    const requests: string[] = [];
+    page.on('request', (req) => {
+      if (req.url().includes('session') || req.url().includes('chat')) {
+        requests.push(`${req.method()} ${req.url()}`);
+      }
+    });
+    page.on('response', (res) => {
+      if (res.url().includes('session') || res.url().includes('chat')) {
+        requests.push(`  → ${res.status()} ${res.url()}`);
+      }
+    });
+
     await input.fill('What can you help me with?');
     await input.press('Enter');
 
-    await expect(page.getByText('What can you help me with?')).toBeVisible();
+    // Give React time to render
+    await page.waitForTimeout(500);
+
+    // Capture state for debugging
+    const htmlSnapshot = await page.content();
+    const hasText = htmlSnapshot.includes('What can you help me with?');
+    console.log('Text in DOM after 500ms:', hasText);
+    console.log('Network requests during test:', JSON.stringify(requests, null, 2));
+
+    try {
+      await expect(page.getByText('What can you help me with?')).toBeVisible();
+    } catch (e) {
+      throw e;
+    }
   });
 
   test('input clears after sending', async ({ page }) => {