diff --git a/frontend/src/__tests__/mesh/messagesViewFirstContact.test.tsx b/frontend/src/__tests__/mesh/messagesViewFirstContact.test.tsx
index 08ee692..e7ef780 100644
--- a/frontend/src/__tests__/mesh/messagesViewFirstContact.test.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/__tests__/mesh/messagesViewFirstContact.test.tsx
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ describe('MessagesView first-contact trust UX', () => {
     await screen.findByText(/Mail delivered to Pinned Peer/i, {}, { timeout: 5000 });
     expect(mocks.prepareWormholeInteractiveLane).toHaveBeenCalled();
     expect(mocks.sendDmMessage).toHaveBeenCalled();
-  });
+  }, 10000);
 
   it('does not flatten witness policy not met into a generic witnessed root label', async () => {
     contactsState = {
diff --git a/frontend/src/app/layout.tsx b/frontend/src/app/layout.tsx
index 9f2254a..eb0b5e5 100644
--- a/frontend/src/app/layout.tsx
+++ b/frontend/src/app/layout.tsx
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ export const metadata: Metadata = {
   description: 'Advanced Geopolitical Risk Dashboard',
 };
 
+export const dynamic = 'force-dynamic';
+
 export default function RootLayout({
   children,
 }: Readonly<{