diff --git a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.CentralUI.PlaywrightTests/Notifications/NotificationActionTests.cs b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.CentralUI.PlaywrightTests/Notifications/NotificationActionTests.cs
index e2636916..8d548f86 100644
--- a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.CentralUI.PlaywrightTests/Notifications/NotificationActionTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.CentralUI.PlaywrightTests/Notifications/NotificationActionTests.cs
@@ -183,14 +183,15 @@ public class NotificationActionTests
         var runId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N");
         var marker = $"zztest-notif-wave4-{runId}";
 
-        // Two Parked rows under the SAME ListName marker, distinct subjects.
-        await NotificationDataSeeder.InsertParkedNotificationAsync(
-            Guid.NewGuid(), marker, "wave4-alpha", "site-a");
-        await NotificationDataSeeder.InsertParkedNotificationAsync(
-            Guid.NewGuid(), marker, "wave4-beta", "site-a");
-
         try
         {
+            // Two Parked rows under the SAME ListName marker, distinct subjects.
+            // Seeded inside the try so a mid-seed failure is still cleaned up by the finally.
+            await NotificationDataSeeder.InsertParkedNotificationAsync(
+                Guid.NewGuid(), marker, "wave4-alpha", "site-a");
+            await NotificationDataSeeder.InsertParkedNotificationAsync(
+                Guid.NewGuid(), marker, "wave4-beta", "site-a");
+
             var page = await _fixture.NewAuthenticatedPageAsync();
             await page.GotoAsync($"{PlaywrightFixture.BaseUrl}{NotificationReportUrl}");
             await page.WaitForLoadStateAsync(LoadState.NetworkIdle);
@@ -240,11 +241,12 @@ public class NotificationActionTests
         var runId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N");
         var marker = $"zztest-notif-wave4-{runId}";
 
-        await NotificationDataSeeder.InsertParkedNotificationAsync(
-            Guid.NewGuid(), marker, "wave4-detail", "site-a");
-
         try
         {
+            // Seeded inside the try so a mid-seed failure is still cleaned up by the finally.
+            await NotificationDataSeeder.InsertParkedNotificationAsync(
+                Guid.NewGuid(), marker, "wave4-detail", "site-a");
+
             var page = await _fixture.NewAuthenticatedPageAsync();
             await page.GotoAsync($"{PlaywrightFixture.BaseUrl}{NotificationReportUrl}");
             await page.WaitForLoadStateAsync(LoadState.NetworkIdle);