diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-error-recovery/_config.js b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-error-recovery/_config.js
index 0848ca0fd9..91784f6747 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-error-recovery/_config.js
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-error-recovery/_config.js
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ import { test } from '../../test';
 
 export default test({
 	html: `
-		<button>increment</button>
+		<button>clicks: 0</button>
 		<p>pending...</p>
 	`,
 
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export default test({
 		assert.htmlEqual(
 			target.innerHTML,
 			`
-				<button>increment</button>
+				<button>clicks: 0</button>
 				<p>0</p>
 			`
 		);
@@ -35,13 +35,25 @@ export default test({
 		await Promise.resolve();
 		await Promise.resolve();
 		await Promise.resolve();
-		assert.equal(p.textContent, '1');
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			`
+				<button>clicks: 1</button>
+				<p>1</p>
+			`
+		);
 
 		flushSync(() => button.click());
 		await Promise.resolve();
 		await Promise.resolve();
 		await Promise.resolve();
-		assert.equal(p.textContent, '2');
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			`
+				<button>clicks: 2</button>
+				<p>2</p>
+			`
+		);
 
 		flushSync(() => button.click());
 		await Promise.resolve();
@@ -50,7 +62,7 @@ export default test({
 		assert.htmlEqual(
 			target.innerHTML,
 			`
-				<button>increment</button>
+				<button>clicks: 3</button>
 				<button>retry</button>
 			`
 		);
@@ -69,12 +81,24 @@ export default test({
 
 		[p] = target.querySelectorAll('p');
 
-		assert.equal(p.textContent, '4');
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			`
+				<button>clicks: 4</button>
+				<p>4</p>
+			`
+		);
 
 		flushSync(() => button1.click());
 		await Promise.resolve();
 		await Promise.resolve();
 		await Promise.resolve();
-		assert.equal(p.textContent, '5');
+		assert.htmlEqual(
+			target.innerHTML,
+			`
+				<button>clicks: 5</button>
+				<p>5</p>
+			`
+		);
 	}
 });
diff --git a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-error-recovery/main.svelte b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-error-recovery/main.svelte
index 8c8b306bfe..d5246d330e 100644
--- a/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-error-recovery/main.svelte
+++ b/packages/svelte/tests/runtime-runes/samples/async-error-recovery/main.svelte
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 </script>
 
 <button onclick={() => count++}>
-	increment
+	clicks: {count}
 </button>
 
 <svelte:boundary>