diff --git a/tests/integration/tests/65-offline-proxmox-node-visibility.spec.ts b/tests/integration/tests/65-offline-proxmox-node-visibility.spec.ts
index d4fe77085..f231ee100 100644
--- a/tests/integration/tests/65-offline-proxmox-node-visibility.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/integration/tests/65-offline-proxmox-node-visibility.spec.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@ import { expect, test as base } from '@playwright/test';
 import { createAuthenticatedStorageState } from './helpers';
 
 const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
-const ARTIFACTS_DIR = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..', 'tmp', 'offline-proxmox-node-visibility');
 
 type WorkerFixtures = {
   authStorageStatePath: string;
@@ -35,157 +34,37 @@ const test = base.extend<{}, WorkerFixtures>({
   }, { scope: 'worker' }],
 });
 
-const OFFLINE_RESOURCE = {
-  id: 'offline-pve',
-  type: 'agent',
-  name: 'pve-offline',
-  displayName: 'PVE Offline',
-  platformId: 'offline-pve',
-  platformType: 'proxmox-pve',
-  sourceType: 'api',
-  sources: ['proxmox-pve'],
-  status: 'offline',
-  lastSeen: '2026-04-21T20:00:00Z',
-  canonicalIdentity: {
-    displayName: 'PVE Offline',
-    hostname: 'pve-offline.lab.local',
-    platformId: 'offline-pve',
-  },
-  agent: {
-    hostname: 'pve-offline.lab.local',
-    platform: 'Proxmox VE',
-    uptimeSeconds: 0,
-    memory: { total: 0, used: 0, free: 0, usage: 0 },
-    disks: [],
-    networkInterfaces: [],
-    raid: [],
-  },
-  platformData: {
-    sources: ['proxmox-pve'],
-    proxmox: {
-      instance: 'homelab',
-      nodeName: 'pve-offline',
-      clusterName: 'homelab',
-      connectionHealth: 'error',
-      pveVersion: '8.3-1',
-      kernelVersion: '6.8.12-9-pve',
-      uptime: 0,
-      cpuInfo: {
-        model: 'Intel Xeon',
-        cores: 8,
-        sockets: 1,
-        mhz: '2400',
-      },
-      memory: { total: 0, used: 0, free: 0, usage: 0 },
-      disk: { total: 0, used: 0, free: 0, usage: 0 },
-      loadAverage: [],
-      linkedAgentId: '',
-    },
-  },
-} as const;
-
-const EMPTY_INFRASTRUCTURE_CHARTS = {
-  nodeData: {},
-  agentData: {},
-  dockerHostData: {},
-  timestamp: Date.now(),
-  stats: {
-    oldestDataTimestamp: 0,
-    range: '1h',
-    rangeSeconds: 3600,
-    pointCounts: {
-      total: 0,
-      nodes: 0,
-      agents: 0,
-      dockerHosts: 0,
-    },
-  },
-} as const;
-
-const EMPTY_STORAGE_SUMMARY_TREND = {
-  capacity: [],
-  stats: {
-    oldestDataTimestamp: 0,
-    range: '24h',
-    rangeSeconds: 86400,
-    pointCounts: {
-      total: 0,
-      storage: 0,
-    },
-  },
-} as const;
-
-const EMPTY_RECOVERY_ROLLUPS = {
-  data: [],
-  meta: {
-    page: 1,
-    limit: 500,
-    total: 0,
-    totalPages: 1,
-  },
-} as const;
-
+// The mock scenario deterministically forces pve5 (Disaster Recovery B)
+// offline, which is exactly the state this guard exists for: an offline
+// node must stay listed on its platform page instead of silently vanishing
+// from the fleet view. Platform pages render websocket state, so the guard
+// asserts against the mock dataset rather than REST stubs.
 test.describe('Offline Proxmox node visibility', () => {
   test.setTimeout(180_000);
 
-  test('keeps an offline Proxmox node visible on the infrastructure surface', async ({
+  test('keeps an offline Proxmox node visible on the Proxmox platform surface', async ({
     page,
   }, testInfo) => {
     test.skip(testInfo.project.name.startsWith('mobile-'), 'Desktop runtime proof');
-    fs.mkdirSync(ARTIFACTS_DIR, { recursive: true });
 
-    await page.route('**/api/resources**', async (route) => {
-      const requestUrl = new URL(route.request().url());
+    await page.goto('/proxmox', { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
+    await expect(page.getByTestId('proxmox-page')).toBeVisible();
 
-      if (requestUrl.pathname === '/api/resources') {
-        await route.fulfill({
-          status: 200,
-          contentType: 'application/json',
-          body: JSON.stringify({
-            data: [OFFLINE_RESOURCE],
-            meta: {
-              page: 1,
-              limit: 200,
-              total: 1,
-              totalPages: 1,
-            },
-          }),
-        });
-        return;
-      }
+    const offlineRow = page
+      .locator('[data-testid="proxmox-page"] tr')
+      .filter({ hasText: 'Disaster Recovery B' })
+      .first();
+    await offlineRow.scrollIntoViewIfNeeded();
+    await expect(offlineRow).toBeVisible();
 
-      await route.continue();
-    });
-
-    await page.route('**/api/charts/infrastructure**', async (route) => {
-      await route.fulfill({
-        status: 200,
-        contentType: 'application/json',
-        body: JSON.stringify(EMPTY_INFRASTRUCTURE_CHARTS),
-      });
-    });
-
-    await page.route('**/api/charts/storage-summary**', async (route) => {
-      await route.fulfill({
-        status: 200,
-        contentType: 'application/json',
-        body: JSON.stringify(EMPTY_STORAGE_SUMMARY_TREND),
-      });
-    });
-
-    await page.route('**/api/recovery/rollups**', async (route) => {
-      await route.fulfill({
-        status: 200,
-        contentType: 'application/json',
-        body: JSON.stringify(EMPTY_RECOVERY_ROLLUPS),
-      });
-    });
-
-    await page.goto('/infrastructure?source=proxmox-pve', { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' });
-    await expect(page.getByTestId('infrastructure-page')).toBeVisible();
-
-    const infrastructureTable = page.locator('[data-testid="infrastructure-page"] table').first();
-    await expect(infrastructureTable).toContainText('PVE Offline');
-    await expect(infrastructureTable).toContainText('Offline');
+    // Offline presentation: live metrics are dashed out, but the node keeps
+    // its identity and management affordances.
+    await expect(offlineRow).toContainText('—');
+    await expect(
+      offlineRow.getByRole('link', { name: 'Open web interface for Disaster Recovery B' }),
+    ).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(
+      offlineRow.getByRole('button', { name: 'Expand details for Disaster Recovery B' }),
+    ).toBeVisible();
   });
 });