diff --git a/tests/browser_test.mjs b/tests/browser_test.mjs
index 2751901..06e3f29 100644
--- a/tests/browser_test.mjs
+++ b/tests/browser_test.mjs
@@ -79,7 +79,12 @@ try{
   await site.fill('#fCnpj','11222333000181');
   await site.fill('#fZap','11999999999');
   await site.fill('#fMail','local-browser@example.test');
-  await pause(800);
+  // Reload only once the cart is in the browser's storage: the save waits for
+  // typing to stop and writes the files, so a fixed pause raced it.
+  await waitFor(()=>site.eval(`new Promise(done=>{const open=indexedDB.open('dtf-local-cart',1);
+    open.onerror=()=>done(false);
+    open.onsuccess=()=>{const all=open.result.transaction('cart').objectStore('cart').getAll();
+      all.onsuccess=()=>done(all.result.some(v=>v.items?.length===1));all.onerror=()=>done(false);};})`),'cart saved in the browser');
   await site.call('Page.reload');
   await waitFor(()=>site.eval('typeof pedido!=="undefined" && pedido.length===1'),'persistent cart recovery');
   // Reloading a product page reopens that product; the cart is its own page.