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diff --git a/src/test/app/(protected)/vendors/vendor-roster-address-fields.test.tsx b/src/test/app/(protected)/vendors/vendor-roster-address-fields.test.tsx
index 2a3bcc81..ed6c09a2 100644
--- a/src/test/app/(protected)/vendors/vendor-roster-address-fields.test.tsx
+++ b/src/test/app/(protected)/vendors/vendor-roster-address-fields.test.tsx
@@ -116,18 +116,32 @@ describe("VendorRosterFormFields address autocomplete", () => {
 });
 
 describe("VendorRosterFormFields map preview empty state", () => {
+  const INCOMPLETE_PLACEHOLDER_TEXT =
+    "Map preview appears once Street, City, and State are all filled.";
+
+  // MUI Autocomplete renders its own empty role="status" live region once the
+  // street combobox is interacted with, so the placeholder must be located by
+  // its SH-284 text among all status regions, never by any-status uniqueness.
+  function queryPlaceholderStatus(): HTMLElement | null {
+    return (
+      screen
+        .queryAllByRole("status")
+        .find((status) => status.textContent?.includes(INCOMPLETE_PLACEHOLDER_TEXT)) ?? null
+    );
+  }
+
   it("shows the accessible placeholder while incomplete, then the map once complete", async () => {
     const user = userEvent.setup();
     renderWithProviders(<AddressFormHarness onValid={vi.fn()} />, { withAuth: false });
 
-    expect(screen.getByRole("status")).toHaveTextContent(/street, city, and state/i);
+    expect(queryPlaceholderStatus()).toBeInTheDocument();
     expect(screen.queryByTitle(/^Map of /)).not.toBeInTheDocument();
 
     await user.type(
       screen.getByRole("combobox", { name: "Street Address (required)" }),
       TYPED_STREET,
     );
-    expect(screen.getByRole("status")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(queryPlaceholderStatus()).toBeInTheDocument();
 
     fireEvent.change(screen.getByRole("textbox", { name: "City (required)" }), {
       target: { value: "Theodore" },
@@ -135,6 +149,6 @@ describe("VendorRosterFormFields map preview empty state", () => {
     pickVendorState("AL");
 
     expect(await screen.findByTitle(`Map of ${TYPED_STREET} Theodore AL`)).toBeInTheDocument();
-    expect(screen.queryByRole("status")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(queryPlaceholderStatus()).not.toBeInTheDocument();
   });
 });