diff --git a/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/internal-timeline-narrative.ts b/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/internal-timeline-narrative.ts
index ee88a36d8e4..d05677def82 100644
--- a/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/internal-timeline-narrative.ts
+++ b/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/internal-timeline-narrative.ts
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ export function truthfulTimelineAccount(input: {
     const before = text.slice(0, at);
     return (!explicitOwner.test(before) || repairOwner.test(before)) && !firstWorkerCommand.test(before);
   };
-  const causedByRepair = /^\s+(?:with\s+exit(?:\s+(?:code|status))?\s*[:=]?\s*0\s+)?(?:(?:only|immediately|just)\s+)?after(?:\s+(?:the|a|missing|email|real|label|input|task|repair)){0,6}\s*$/i;
+  const causedByRepair = /^\s+(?:with\s+exit(?:\s+(?:code|status))?\s*[:=]?\s*0\s+)?(?:(?:only|immediately|just)\s+)?(?:after|once)(?:\s+(?:the|a|missing|email|real|label|input|task|repair)){0,6}\s*$/i;
   const repairAfterSuccess = new RegExp(`\\bafter\\s+(?:(?:the|a|his|her|their|its)\\s+)?${commandTail}`, "i");
   const repairs = clauses.flatMap(({ text, at }) => [...text.matchAll(repairAction)].filter(match => {
     const end = match.index + match[0].length;
diff --git a/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/internal-timeline-native-milestone.test.ts b/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/internal-timeline-native-milestone.test.ts
index 48cf82c908f..6018f60f80c 100644
--- a/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/internal-timeline-native-milestone.test.ts
+++ b/tests/runner-e2e/chat-catalog-domains/internal-timeline-native-milestone.test.ts
@@ -166,6 +166,8 @@ it.each([
   "Today UTC: Morgan verification failed and the task paused, you reassigned the task to Riley, and the check passed with exit code 0 after Riley added the missing label.",
   "Today UTC: Morgan verification failed and the task paused. You reassigned the task to Riley. Riley's check passed after Riley completed the repair.",
   "Today UTC: Morgan verification failed and the task paused. You reassigned the task to Riley. The check passed after the label was fixed by Riley.",
+  "Today UTC: Morgan paused the task after verification failed. Avery reassigned the task to Riley. The verification passed once Riley added the missing label in launch.html.",
+  "Today UTC: Morgan was blocked because verification failed. Avery reassigned the task to Riley. The verification passed once Riley added the missing label in launch.html.",
   "Today UTC: Morgan's verification of `launch.html` failed and the task paused. You reassigned the task to Riley. Riley added the missing label in `launch.html` and the verification passed.",
 ])("keeps bounded causal success and owned file tokens valid: %s", reply => {
   const o = fixture(); o.reply = reply; expect(gradeWorkTimeline(o).passed).toBe(true);