diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e23990f..54e56af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -27,5 +27,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Lint
         run: npm run lint
 
+      - name: Configure git identity
+        run: |
+          git config --global user.name "Bobby CI"
+          git config --global user.email "ci@bobby.dev"
+
       - name: Test
         run: npm test
diff --git a/test/lib/dashboard/orchestrator-fsm.test.js b/test/lib/dashboard/orchestrator-fsm.test.js
index 76fce18..176969d 100644
--- a/test/lib/dashboard/orchestrator-fsm.test.js
+++ b/test/lib/dashboard/orchestrator-fsm.test.js
@@ -551,5 +551,10 @@ describe('dashboard.max_concurrent caps agents in flight (TKT-015)', () => {
     } finally {
       await new Promise(r => server.close(r));
     }
-  });
+  // This case lands within a few milliseconds of Jest's 5s default on every
+  // Node version we test (~5.05s locally on both 18 and 22), so which CI leg
+  // fails is a coin flip rather than a real difference. The assertion itself is
+  // instant; the time goes on the HTTP round trip and teardown. Give it an
+  // explicit budget so the result is deterministic instead of marginal.
+  }, 20000);
 });