diff --git a/apps/app_seeds/test/ui/market_screen_test.dart b/apps/app_seeds/test/ui/market_screen_test.dart
index 76dcfa2..b8ab9e4 100644
--- a/apps/app_seeds/test/ui/market_screen_test.dart
+++ b/apps/app_seeds/test/ui/market_screen_test.dart
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ class FakeOfferTransport implements OfferTransport {
     for (final o in offers) {
       if (o.approxGeohash.startsWith(query.geohashPrefix)) c.add(o);
     }
+    unawaited(c.close()); // finite: deliver buffered matches, then done
     return c.stream;
   }
 
@@ -91,7 +92,10 @@ void main() {
     ]));
     await tester.pumpWidget(_wrapBody(cubit, selfPubkey: me));
     await cubit.discover('sp3');
-    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    // Pump a couple of frames (NOT pumpAndSettle — the brief "searching" spinner
+    // never settles). The buffered offers deliver on a microtask.
+    await tester.pump();
+    await tester.pump();
 
     expect(find.text('You'), findsOneWidget);
     // My own listing offers no "Message yourself" button.
@@ -108,7 +112,10 @@ void main() {
 
     await tester.pumpWidget(_wrapBody(cubit));
     await cubit.discover('sp3');
-    await tester.pumpAndSettle();
+    // Pump a couple of frames (NOT pumpAndSettle — the brief "searching" spinner
+    // never settles). The buffered offers deliver on a microtask.
+    await tester.pump();
+    await tester.pump();
 
     expect(find.text('Tomate rosa de Barbastro'), findsOneWidget);
     expect(find.text('Judía del ganxet'), findsOneWidget);