diff --git a/frontend/e2e/helpers/editor.ts b/frontend/e2e/helpers/editor.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f08a308a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/e2e/helpers/editor.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+import type { Page } from '@playwright/test';
+
+// The markdown editor is a ProseMirror contenteditable: fill() mutates the DOM directly and
+// races the observer flush against the next action (e.g. a submit click), so the typed content
+// can fail to land in the model. Real key events apply synchronously — always type through this.
+export const typeIntoEditor = async (page: Page, name: string, text: string): Promise<void> => {
+    const editor = page.getByRole('textbox', { name });
+
+    await editor.click();
+    await editor.pressSequentially(text);
+};
diff --git a/frontend/e2e/specs/auth.setup.ts b/frontend/e2e/specs/auth.setup.ts
index dc56d84d..772b4310 100644
--- a/frontend/e2e/specs/auth.setup.ts
+++ b/frontend/e2e/specs/auth.setup.ts
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ setup('authenticate', async ({ page }) => {
     // The migration-seeded admin carries password_change_required — the forced
     // change screen is skippable and must not block the suite.
     const skip = page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Skip for now' });
-    const loggedIn = page.getByRole('button', { name: /admin@|flows/i });
+    // The user menu is labelled with the signed-in address, so derive the "logged in" signal
+    // from E2E_USER rather than a hardcoded admin@ (there is no button named "flows").
+    const loggedIn = page.getByRole('button', { name: new RegExp(E2E_USER.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&'), 'i') });
 
     await expect(skip.or(loggedIn).first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 15_000 });
 
diff --git a/frontend/e2e/specs/crud/knowledges.spec.ts b/frontend/e2e/specs/crud/knowledges.spec.ts
index c2a83b13..daf0da8e 100644
--- a/frontend/e2e/specs/crud/knowledges.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/e2e/specs/crud/knowledges.spec.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import type {
 import { ResultType } from '@/graphql/types';
 
 import { expect, test } from '../../fixtures/test.ts';
+import { typeIntoEditor } from '../../helpers/editor.ts';
 import { expectCleanPage } from '../../helpers/errors.ts';
 import { KNOWLEDGE_DOC, knowledgesCassette, makeKnowledge } from '../../mocks/cassettes/knowledges.ts';
 
@@ -28,7 +29,7 @@ test.describe('knowledges crud', { tag: '@crud' }, () => {
         test('blocks submit until the answer type is picked', async ({ page, pageErrorLog }) => {
             await openNewKnowledgeForm(page);
             await page.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'Question' }).fill('What is the E2E answer?');
-            await page.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'Content' }).fill('E2E knowledge content');
+            await typeIntoEditor(page, 'Content', 'E2E knowledge content');
             await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Create' }).click();
 
             await expect(page.getByText('Answer type is required')).toBeVisible();
@@ -66,7 +67,7 @@ test.describe('knowledges crud', { tag: '@crud' }, () => {
         test('creates a document and lands on its detail page', async ({ page, pageErrorLog }) => {
             await openNewKnowledgeForm(page);
             await page.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'Question' }).fill('What is the E2E answer?');
-            await page.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'Content' }).fill('E2E knowledge content');
+            await typeIntoEditor(page, 'Content', 'E2E knowledge content');
             await page.getByRole('combobox', { name: 'Answer type' }).click();
             await page.getByRole('option', { name: 'other' }).click();
             await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Create' }).click();
diff --git a/frontend/e2e/specs/crud/resources.spec.ts b/frontend/e2e/specs/crud/resources.spec.ts
index 5bb529d7..e16bbe33 100644
--- a/frontend/e2e/specs/crud/resources.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/e2e/specs/crud/resources.spec.ts
@@ -23,7 +23,13 @@ test.describe('resources', { tag: '@coverage' }, () => {
     });
 
     test.describe('mkdir', () => {
-        const added: ResultOf<typeof ResourceAddedDocument> = { resourceAdded: CREATED_FOLDER };
+        // Type a name distinct from the dialog's default so the request body proves the
+        // typed value reached it — a value equal to the default would match even if the
+        // input→payload binding were broken.
+        const TYPED_PATH = 'e2e-typed-folder';
+        const added: ResultOf<typeof ResourceAddedDocument> = {
+            resourceAdded: { ...CREATED_FOLDER, name: TYPED_PATH, path: TYPED_PATH },
+        };
 
         test.use({
             cassette: resourcesCassette({
@@ -31,7 +37,7 @@ test.describe('resources', { tag: '@coverage' }, () => {
                     'POST /api/v1/resources/mkdir': [
                         {
                             body: { data: {}, status: 'success' },
-                            bodySubset: { path: 'new-folder' },
+                            bodySubset: { path: TYPED_PATH },
                             setFlag: 'folder-created',
                         },
                     ],
@@ -50,10 +56,11 @@ test.describe('resources', { tag: '@coverage' }, () => {
 
             await expect(dialog.getByRole('heading', { name: 'Create directory' })).toBeVisible();
             await expect(dialog.getByLabel('Path')).toHaveValue('new-folder');
+            await dialog.getByLabel('Path').fill(TYPED_PATH);
             await dialog.getByRole('button', { name: 'Create' }).click();
 
             await expect(page.getByText('Directory created')).toBeVisible();
-            await expect(page.getByRole('treeitem', { name: /new-folder/ })).toBeVisible();
+            await expect(page.getByRole('treeitem', { name: new RegExp(TYPED_PATH) })).toBeVisible();
             expectCleanPage(pageErrorLog);
         });
     });
diff --git a/frontend/e2e/specs/crud/templates.spec.ts b/frontend/e2e/specs/crud/templates.spec.ts
index 44281d3b..17e81642 100644
--- a/frontend/e2e/specs/crud/templates.spec.ts
+++ b/frontend/e2e/specs/crud/templates.spec.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import type {
 import { ResultType } from '@/graphql/types';
 
 import { expect, test } from '../../fixtures/test.ts';
+import { typeIntoEditor } from '../../helpers/editor.ts';
 import { expectCleanPage } from '../../helpers/errors.ts';
 import { makeTemplate, TEMPLATE_SEED, templatesCassette } from '../../mocks/cassettes/templates.ts';
 
@@ -55,13 +56,7 @@ test.describe('templates crud', { tag: '@crud' }, () => {
             await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/templates\/new$/);
 
             await page.getByLabel('Title').fill(NEW_TITLE);
-
-            // fill() mutates the contenteditable DOM directly and races ProseMirror's
-            // observer flush against the submit click; real key events apply synchronously.
-            const editor = page.getByRole('textbox', { name: 'Template content' });
-
-            await editor.click();
-            await editor.pressSequentially(NEW_TEXT);
+            await typeIntoEditor(page, 'Template content', NEW_TEXT);
             await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Create' }).click();
 
             await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/templates$/);