From 441b35fd0dcfb520aecbb6cf0157bc2b716dd4f4 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: scotttong <scott.tong@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Oct 2026 21:57:24 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] test: validate custom answers only after a submit attempt

---
 ui/src/components/task-chat/TaskChatProtocolCard.test.tsx | 3 +++
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)

diff --git a/ui/src/components/task-chat/TaskChatProtocolCard.test.tsx b/ui/src/components/task-chat/TaskChatProtocolCard.test.tsx
index 384444e06b6..488f37e54c0 100644
--- a/ui/src/components/task-chat/TaskChatProtocolCard.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/src/components/task-chat/TaskChatProtocolCard.test.tsx
@@ -949,6 +949,9 @@ describe("TaskChatProtocolCard", () => {
       container.querySelectorAll<HTMLButtonElement>("button"),
     ).find((button) => button.getAttribute("aria-label") === "Next question");
     expect(next?.disabled).toBe(false);
+    expect(container.textContent).not.toContain("Enter a custom answer.");
+    const submitNext = Array.from(container.querySelectorAll("button")).find(button => button.textContent?.trim() === "Next");
+    await act(async () => submitNext?.click());
     expect(container.textContent).toContain("Enter a custom answer.");
 
     const textarea = container.querySelector("textarea")!;