diff --git a/e2e/queue.spec.ts b/e2e/queue.spec.ts
index c1f7029..18fc5aa 100644
--- a/e2e/queue.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/queue.spec.ts
@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@ test('queue display + cancel via UI (ISS-043 part 2)', async ({ page }) => {
   test.setTimeout(300_000); // self-heal can take minutes after an interrupted run
   await flyHomeViaApi(page); // deterministic: the starter sits grounded at EDDF
 
+  // Full tank before departure — keeps the long EDDF→LEMD leg fuel-feasible (same as tests 2 & 3).
+  const refuel = await page.request.post('/api/planes/plane-starter/refuel');
+  expect(refuel.status()).toBe(200);
+
   const pkg = await createPackage(page, HUB, DEST);
 
   await page.goto('/');