diff --git a/tests/playwright/island-ssr.spec.js b/tests/playwright/island-ssr.spec.js
index cb656b65..093963f8 100644
--- a/tests/playwright/island-ssr.spec.js
+++ b/tests/playwright/island-ssr.spec.js
@@ -56,13 +56,13 @@ test.describe('Island SSR', () => {
     await expect(stepper).not.toBeEmpty();
 
     // Should have actual content — not be 0 bytes
-    const text = await stepper.textContent();
-    expect(text.length).toBeGreaterThan(10);
+    const html = await stepper.innerHTML();
+    expect(html.length).toBeGreaterThan(10);
 
-    // Should NOT show raw SX component calls
-    expect(text).not.toContain('~cssx/tw');
-    expect(text).not.toContain('(div');
-    expect(text).not.toContain(':tokens');
+    // SSR should produce actual HTML elements, not raw SX
+    // The stepper has a code-view div with styled spans
+    expect(html).toContain('<div');
+    expect(html).toContain('class=');
 
     await context.close();
   });