diff --git a/apps/desktop/src/app/shell/model-catalog-menu.test.tsx b/apps/desktop/src/app/shell/model-catalog-menu.test.tsx
index 6e8e1494bf..7c67285f6b 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/src/app/shell/model-catalog-menu.test.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/src/app/shell/model-catalog-menu.test.tsx
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ beforeEach(() => {
 
 afterEach(() => {
   cleanup()
+  // The backend mock echoes this snapshot; retire fixture jobs before jsdom
+  // disappears so an in-flight app-level poll cannot schedule another tick.
+  $localRuntimeJobs.set([])
   vi.clearAllMocks()
 })