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 b416d59c..e2636916 100644
--- a/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.CentralUI.PlaywrightTests/Notifications/NotificationActionTests.cs
+++ b/tests/ZB.MOM.WW.ScadaBridge.CentralUI.PlaywrightTests/Notifications/NotificationActionTests.cs
@@ -310,17 +310,18 @@ public class NotificationActionTests
         var runId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N");
         var marker = $"zztest-notif-wave4-{runId}";
 
-        // Genuinely-stuck row: Retrying + back-dated 15 min (> the 10-min StuckAgeThreshold).
-        await NotificationDataSeeder.InsertNotificationAsync(
-            Guid.NewGuid(), marker, "wave4-stuck",
-            status: "Retrying", createdAt: DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddMinutes(-15),
-            sourceSite: "site-a");
-        // Non-stuck row: Parked @ now (terminal-ish status + fresh timestamp → not stuck).
-        await NotificationDataSeeder.InsertParkedNotificationAsync(
-            Guid.NewGuid(), marker, "wave4-fresh", "site-a");
-
         try
         {
+            // Genuinely-stuck row: Retrying + back-dated 15 min (> the 10-min StuckAgeThreshold).
+            // Seeded inside the try so a mid-seed failure is still cleaned up by the finally.
+            await NotificationDataSeeder.InsertNotificationAsync(
+                Guid.NewGuid(), marker, "wave4-stuck",
+                status: "Retrying", createdAt: DateTimeOffset.UtcNow.AddMinutes(-15),
+                sourceSite: "site-a");
+            // Non-stuck row: Parked @ now (Parked is a terminal status → never stuck, regardless of age).
+            await NotificationDataSeeder.InsertParkedNotificationAsync(
+                Guid.NewGuid(), marker, "wave4-fresh", "site-a");
+
             var page = await _fixture.NewAuthenticatedPageAsync();
             await page.GotoAsync($"{PlaywrightFixture.BaseUrl}{NotificationReportUrl}");
             await page.WaitForLoadStateAsync(LoadState.NetworkIdle);
@@ -385,15 +386,16 @@ public class NotificationActionTests
         var runId = Guid.NewGuid().ToString("N");
         var marker = $"zztest-notif-wave4-{runId}";
 
-        // 51 Parked rows under one marker → 2 pages (50 + 1); the pager renders (> 50).
-        for (int i = 0; i < 51; i++)
-        {
-            await NotificationDataSeeder.InsertParkedNotificationAsync(
-                Guid.NewGuid(), marker, $"wave4-page-{i:D2}", "site-a");
-        }
-
         try
         {
+            // 51 Parked rows under one marker → 2 pages (50 + 1); the pager renders (> 50).
+            // Seeded inside the try so a mid-seed failure is still cleaned up by the finally.
+            for (int i = 0; i < 51; i++)
+            {
+                await NotificationDataSeeder.InsertParkedNotificationAsync(
+                    Guid.NewGuid(), marker, $"wave4-page-{i:D2}", "site-a");
+            }
+
             var page = await _fixture.NewAuthenticatedPageAsync();
             await page.GotoAsync($"{PlaywrightFixture.BaseUrl}{NotificationReportUrl}");
             await page.WaitForLoadStateAsync(LoadState.NetworkIdle);