@@ -7,6 +7,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 ## [Unreleased]
 
+### Fixed
+
+- The `editable_text_normalization_mismatch_is_not_verified` test accepts `ReadbackTimedOut` as well as `MismatchAfterDeadline`, like the two other mismatch tests. Its last poll can start just before the one-second deadline and still be reading when it passes. On a slow CI runner the test failed this way. Both outcomes leave the write unverified, and neither allows a replay.
+
 ## [0.7.47] - 2026-11-05
 
 ### Fixed
 
@@ -2225,7 +2225,16 @@ mod tests {
                 .unwrap(),
         );
 
-        assert_eq!(outcome, EditableTextSetOutcome::MismatchAfterDeadline);
+        // A last poll can cross the same fixed deadline. Both outcomes mean
+        // an unverified write; neither permits verification or replay.
+        assert!(
+            matches!(
+                outcome,
+                EditableTextSetOutcome::MismatchAfterDeadline
+                    | EditableTextSetOutcome::ReadbackTimedOut
+            ),
+            "{outcome:?}"
+        );
         let state = state.lock().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(state.mutations, 1);
         assert!(state.character_count_reads > 1);