diff --git a/app/test/firehose_web/live/microprints_live_test.exs b/app/test/firehose_web/live/microprints_live_test.exs
index d42ec78..6c9723b 100644
--- a/app/test/firehose_web/live/microprints_live_test.exs
+++ b/app/test/firehose_web/live/microprints_live_test.exs
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ defmodule FirehoseWeb.MicroprintsLiveTest do
       assert html =~ ~s(phx-value-path="#{file_a}")
       assert html =~ "Collapse"
 
-      # Highlight a line in file B via direct event (avoids brittle DOM selector)
-      view
-      |> render_click("highlight_line", %{"line" => "1", "path" => file_b})
+      # Highlight a line in file B by dispatching the highlight_line event
+      # (microprint renders multiple rect segments per line, element() can't pick one)
+      render_click(view, "highlight_line", %{"line" => "1", "path" => file_b})
 
       # file A should be collapsed when highlighting a different file
       html = render(view)