diff --git a/web/e2e/smoke.spec.ts b/web/e2e/smoke.spec.ts
index 6962497..4a7ecb0 100644
--- a/web/e2e/smoke.spec.ts
+++ b/web/e2e/smoke.spec.ts
@@ -20,9 +20,9 @@ test.describe("Compiler Explorer smoke", () => {
     await expect(page.getByText("bit-exact").first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 150_000 });
     await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Compile & run" })).toBeEnabled();
 
+    // The busy label can come and go faster than a poll sees it, so time the whole click-to-idle wait.
     const start = Date.now();
     await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Compile & run" }).click();
-    await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Working…" })).toBeVisible();
     await expect(page.getByRole("button", { name: "Compile & run" })).toBeEnabled({ timeout: WARM_BUDGET_MS });
     expect(Date.now() - start).toBeLessThan(WARM_BUDGET_MS);
     await expect(page.getByText("bit-exact").first()).toBeVisible();
diff --git a/web/scripts/record-hero.mjs b/web/scripts/record-hero.mjs
index 4fff1df..ea73c4d 100644
--- a/web/scripts/record-hero.mjs
+++ b/web/scripts/record-hero.mjs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Compile & run" }).click();
 await page.getByText("bit-exact").first().waitFor({ timeout: 150_000 });
 await page.getByRole("tab", { name: "tiny-tpu" }).click();
 await page.getByRole("img", { name: /^PE\[0\]\[0\] / }).first().scrollIntoViewIfNeeded();
-await page.getByRole("button", { name: "Play" }).click();
+// The grid starts playing on arrival, so there is nothing to click; let it run through its passes.
 await page.waitForTimeout(6000);
 await page.getByRole("tab", { name: "Run & compare" }).click();
 await page.waitForTimeout(3000);