diff --git a/apps/web/e2e/settings-nav.spec.ts b/apps/web/e2e/settings-nav.spec.ts
index bab26b2..87accf8 100644
--- a/apps/web/e2e/settings-nav.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/web/e2e/settings-nav.spec.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,9 @@ test('user settings show the jump nav and clicking scrolls + activates', async (
   const context = await contextForUser(browser, BASE_URL, 'fixture-user');
   const page = await context.newPage();
   await page.goto('/settings');
+  // Let the async section content (sessions, tokens, …) settle first —
+  // sections growing above the target would push it out of view again.
+  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
 
   const nav = page.locator('.settings-nav');
   await expect(nav).toBeVisible();
@@ -46,6 +49,7 @@ test('pond settings derive the nav from their sections', async ({ browser }) =>
 
   const page = await context.newPage();
   await page.goto(`/p/${pond.slug}/settings`);
+  await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle');
 
   const links = page.locator('.settings-nav .settings-nav__link');
   // The pond owner sees the full section stack — at least members, labels,
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/SettingsLayout.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/SettingsLayout.tsx
index 5c7e88e..4589ea3 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/SettingsLayout.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/SettingsLayout.tsx
@@ -102,7 +102,9 @@ export function SettingsLayout({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }): Rea
   }, []);
 
   const jump = (id: string): void => {
-    document.getElementById(id)?.scrollIntoView({ behavior: 'smooth', block: 'start' });
+    // Instant, not smooth: async section content (queries) can still grow
+    // during an animation, leaving it at a stale target position.
+    document.getElementById(id)?.scrollIntoView({ block: 'start' });
     setActive(id);
   };