diff --git a/e2e/hover.spec.ts b/e2e/hover.spec.ts
index a7c1af6..f646c76 100644
--- a/e2e/hover.spec.ts
+++ b/e2e/hover.spec.ts
@@ -380,6 +380,10 @@ test('hovering an antimeridian-crossing package draws one continuous trace, no c
   await expect(row, 'the hook-created package appears in the list').toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
 
   // fitToAirports unwraps crossing pairs (ISS-120) so both endpoints are in-viewport.
+  // EDDF→NFTF spans ~176° of longitude — it can't fit at MIN_ZOOM=3 (components/Map.tsx), so the camera
+  // clamps to z=3 and both endpoints are off-viewport → queryRenderedFeatures never sees the trace.
+  // Lift the floor for this test's camera; quantization stays ≤~0.02° even near z=0, below EPS (:214–228).
+  await page.evaluate(() => (window as any).__flightMap?.setMinZoom(0));
   await fitToAirports(page, [HUB, 'NFTF']);
 
   await row.hover();