diff --git a/apps/web/tests/pins.test.ts b/apps/web/tests/pins.test.ts
index 6075813..f672277 100644
--- a/apps/web/tests/pins.test.ts
+++ b/apps/web/tests/pins.test.ts
@@ -929,7 +929,10 @@ test("pin: A-304 badge honesty — no placement badge on the mock talent surface
     /appStatus\.placement &&/.test(jobDetail),
     "the placement confirmation renders only on the learner's-own application surface",
   );
-  const placementBlock = jobDetail.slice(jobDetail.indexOf("appStatus.placement &&"));
+  const placementBlock = jobDetail.slice(
+    jobDetail.indexOf("appStatus.placement &&"),
+    jobDetail.indexOf("{WITHDRAWABLE_STATUSES.has("),
+  );
   assert.ok(
     /Placement recorded/.test(placementBlock),
     "G-328: the placement copy says RECORDED",