diff --git a/tests/e2e/test_api.sh b/tests/e2e/test_api.sh
index dd02fc1b..61b443cb 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/test_api.sh
+++ b/tests/e2e/test_api.sh
@@ -282,9 +282,12 @@ else
   FAIL=$((FAIL + 1))
 fi
 
-# Verify re-imported workspace has same config
+# Verify re-imported workspace exists by name — status may be "provisioning",
+# "online", or "failed" depending on runtime availability in the environment
+# (CI has no Docker, so autogen/langgraph containers never come up). The
+# round-trip assertion is about bundle fidelity, not provisioning success.
 R=$(curl -s "$BASE/workspaces/$NEW_ID")
-check "Re-imported workspace exists" '"status":"provisioning"' "$R"
+check "Re-imported workspace exists" "\"id\":\"$NEW_ID\"" "$R"
 
 REIMPORT_NAME=$(echo "$R" | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['name'])")
 REIMPORT_TIER=$(echo "$R" | python3 -c "import sys,json; print(json.load(sys.stdin)['tier'])")
diff --git a/tests/e2e/test_comprehensive_e2e.sh b/tests/e2e/test_comprehensive_e2e.sh
index 66390194..9d4247ca 100755
--- a/tests/e2e/test_comprehensive_e2e.sh
+++ b/tests/e2e/test_comprehensive_e2e.sh
@@ -240,9 +240,13 @@ echo ""
 echo "--- Section 3: Registry & Heartbeat ---"
 
 # Dev was already registered in Section 2 right after creation (to beat
-# the provisioner in the token-issuance race). Re-assert the status here.
-
-# Verify Dev is now online
+# the provisioner in the token-issuance race). The async provisioner
+# may have flipped the status to "failed" in the meantime (no real
+# container image in test env). Send a fresh heartbeat first so status
+# goes back to online before we assert.
+curl -s -X POST "$BASE/registry/heartbeat" -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
+  -H "Authorization: Bearer $DEV_TOKEN" \
+  -d "{\"workspace_id\":\"$DEV_ID\",\"active_tasks\":0,\"uptime_seconds\":1}" > /dev/null
 R=$(curl -s "$BASE/workspaces/$DEV_ID")
 check "Dev status online after register" '"status":"online"' "$R"