diff --git a/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/deployment-installability.md b/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/deployment-installability.md
index f55ac5d014..13852a2488 100644
--- a/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/deployment-installability.md
+++ b/docs/release-control/v6/internal/subsystems/deployment-installability.md
@@ -2059,6 +2059,10 @@ sources that otherwise repopulate the cleared event log, before restart. A
 failed bounded restart restores that archive;
 success discards it. Customer configuration, active-alert recovery state,
 metrics history, the binary, unit, and Relay remain outside this reset.
+The authenticated browser proof waits on the visible connection-status role
+and its accessible backend/stream detail, not on the `Connected` label itself:
+the responsive header deliberately keeps that text visually collapsed until
+hover even when the live stream is healthy.
 
 The preceding `v6.4.0-rc.8` qualification attempt used exact source SHA
 `bac7e5d9526d76a6b4e34738511b07609dda80ed`. Release run `33128595650`
diff --git a/scripts/demo_public_browser_smoke.cjs b/scripts/demo_public_browser_smoke.cjs
index 43939f0147..0d58f900bb 100644
--- a/scripts/demo_public_browser_smoke.cjs
+++ b/scripts/demo_public_browser_smoke.cjs
@@ -52,7 +52,9 @@ async function main() {
       await page.getByRole('button', { name: 'Sign in to Pulse' }).click();
 
       await page.locator('main').waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 60000 });
-      await page.getByText('Connected', { exact: true }).first().waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 60000 });
+      await page
+        .getByRole('status', { name: 'Backend and live data stream are connected.' })
+        .waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 60000 });
 
       const authenticatedBody = normalizeText(await page.locator('body').innerText());
       assert(authenticatedBody !== 'Loading...', 'Public demo remained on the authenticated loading shell');
diff --git a/scripts/release_control/release_promotion_policy_test.py b/scripts/release_control/release_promotion_policy_test.py
index fe3a1cfd72..409b4b8892 100644
--- a/scripts/release_control/release_promotion_policy_test.py
+++ b/scripts/release_control/release_promotion_policy_test.py
@@ -2069,7 +2069,8 @@ class ReleasePromotionPolicyTest(unittest.TestCase):
         self.assertIn("PULSE_DEMO_AUTH_PASS", demo_smoke)
         self.assertIn("getByRole('button', { name: 'Sign in to Pulse' }).click()", demo_smoke)
         self.assertIn("page.locator('main').waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 60000 })", demo_smoke)
-        self.assertIn("getByText('Connected', { exact: true }).first().waitFor({ state: 'visible', timeout: 60000 })", demo_smoke)
+        self.assertIn("getByRole('status', { name: 'Backend and live data stream are connected.' })", demo_smoke)
+        self.assertNotIn("getByText('Connected', { exact: true })", demo_smoke)
         self.assertIn("Public demo remained on the authenticated loading shell", demo_smoke)
         self.assertNotIn("waitUntil: 'networkidle'", demo_smoke)