diff --git a/.github/workflows/playwright.yml b/.github/workflows/playwright.yml
index 25756e7..7ea5a74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/playwright.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/playwright.yml
@@ -165,15 +165,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Upload Playwright artifacts
         if: always() && inputs.upload_artifacts
         continue-on-error: true
-        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@ea165f8d65b6e75b540449e92b4886f43607fa02 # v4
         with:
           name: playwright-artifacts-${{ github.run_id }}-${{ github.run_attempt }}
           path: |
             playwright-report
             playwright-report-www
-            apps/web/test-results
             test-report/e2e
-          retention-days: 7
+          retention-days: 1
           if-no-files-found: warn
       - name: Publish Playwright visual report
         if: always() && inputs.publish_report
diff --git a/apps/web/e2e/chart-links.spec.ts b/apps/web/e2e/chart-links.spec.ts
index d67b26d..4813a0e 100644
--- a/apps/web/e2e/chart-links.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/web/e2e/chart-links.spec.ts
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ test.describe
           await page.goto(`${fixture}?${new URLSearchParams({ href, inspect })}`);
           const circle = page.locator("svg circle").first();
           // Every navigation renders Plot again, which takes seconds on a loaded CI runner.
-          await expect(circle).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+          await expect(circle).toBeVisible({ timeout: 90_000 });
           const assertInert = async () => {
             const links = page.locator("svg a");
             expect(await links.count()).toBeGreaterThan(0);
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ test.describe
           await assertInert();
           await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Expand", exact: true }).click();
           const dialog = page.getByRole("dialog");
-          await expect(dialog.locator("svg circle")).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+          await expect(dialog.locator("svg circle")).toBeVisible({ timeout: 90_000 });
           await dialog.locator("svg circle").click();
           await assertInert();
           await expect(page).toHaveURL(`${fixture}?${new URLSearchParams({ href, inspect })}`);
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ test.describe
         route.fulfill({ body: "Chart destination" }),
       );
       await page.goto(`${fixture}?${new URLSearchParams({ href: "#details" })}`);
-      await expect(page.locator("svg circle").first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+      await expect(page.locator("svg circle").first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 90_000 });
       for (const href of [
         "https://example.test/chart?a=1&b=2",
         "mailto:chart@example.test",
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ test.describe
         "java%73cript:void(0)",
       ]) {
         await page.goto(`${fixture}?${new URLSearchParams({ href })}`);
-        await expect(page.locator("svg circle").first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 30_000 });
+        await expect(page.locator("svg circle").first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 90_000 });
         const link = page.locator("svg a").first();
         await expect(link).toBeAttached();
         expect(
diff --git a/apps/web/e2e/helpers.ts b/apps/web/e2e/helpers.ts
index ea65103..9913e10 100644
--- a/apps/web/e2e/helpers.ts
+++ b/apps/web/e2e/helpers.ts
@@ -337,7 +337,7 @@ export async function openUserSettings(
 /** Wait until the shell thread is loaded and the message composer is interactive. */
 export async function waitForChatComposer(page: Page) {
   await expect(page.getByTestId("shell-root")).toHaveAttribute("data-ready", "true", {
-    timeout: 30_000,
+    timeout: 60_000,
   });
   await expect(page.getByRole("combobox", { name: /^Message$|^Nachricht$/i })).toBeVisible();
 }
diff --git a/apps/web/e2e/oo-avatar.spec.ts b/apps/web/e2e/oo-avatar.spec.ts
index 26b7532..3c6d762 100644
--- a/apps/web/e2e/oo-avatar.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/web/e2e/oo-avatar.spec.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,10 @@ for (const theme of ["light", "dark"] as const) {
   test(`Oo looks render every species with the Oo eyes (${theme})`, async ({ page }, testInfo) => {
     await page.goto(`/e2e/fixtures/oo-gallery.html?theme=${theme}`);
     const gallery = page.getByTestId("oo-gallery");
+    await expect(gallery).toBeVisible({ timeout: 60_000 });
+    await expect(gallery.locator("svg[data-oo-species]").first()).toBeVisible({
+      timeout: 90_000,
+    });
     await expect(gallery.locator("svg[data-oo-species]")).toHaveCount(12);
     for (const species of ["cat", "dog", "bunny", "bear", "robot", "ghost", "frog", "penguin"]) {
       await expect(gallery.locator(`svg[data-oo-species="${species}"]`).first()).toBeVisible();
diff --git a/ops/evo-deploy/deploy.sh b/ops/evo-deploy/deploy.sh
index ac6bb05..dbd6881 100755
--- a/ops/evo-deploy/deploy.sh
+++ b/ops/evo-deploy/deploy.sh
@@ -291,17 +291,18 @@ wait_for_url() {
     log "[dry-run] would wait for $label at $url"
     return 0
   fi
+  # Probe before checking the clock so a slow host still gets at least one attempt.
   while true; do
-    now="$(date +%s)"
-    if (( now - start >= timeout )); then
-      log "ERROR: $label health check timed out after ${timeout}s (last: ${last:-unknown})"
-      return 1
-    fi
     if curl -fsS --max-time 5 "$url" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
       log "$label healthy"
       return 0
     fi
     last="$(curl -sS -o /dev/null -w '%{http_code}' --max-time 5 "$url" 2>/dev/null || echo unreachable)"
+    now="$(date +%s)"
+    if (( now - start >= timeout )); then
+      log "ERROR: $label health check timed out after ${timeout}s (last: ${last:-unknown})"
+      return 1
+    fi
     sleep 2
   done
 }