diff --git a/crates/engine/src/components_tests.rs b/crates/engine/src/components_tests.rs
index 9c5b718..773985d 100644
--- a/crates/engine/src/components_tests.rs
+++ b/crates/engine/src/components_tests.rs
@@ -373,8 +373,11 @@ fn resized_instances_follow_constraints_and_auto_layout() {
     let ci = idv(&ex(&mut s, "instance.create", json!({"component": chip, "x": 300, "y": 600})));
     let w0 = node(&s, ci).width;
     let it = copy_of(&s, ci, t);
+    let tw0 = node(&s, it).width;
     ex(&mut s, "text.set", json!({"id": it, "characters": "A much longer chip label"}));
-    if figcraft_text::find_face("Inter", "Regular").is_some() || node(&s, it).width > 0.0 {
+    // Without a measurable font (CI has no craft-fonts) the text keeps its size; only check the
+    // hug when the text actually grew.
+    if node(&s, it).width > tw0 {
         assert!(node(&s, ci).width > w0, "auto layout instance hugs its overridden text");
     }
     healthy(&s);