diff --git a/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/activityRenderClasses/LifecycleActivity.tsx b/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/activityRenderClasses/LifecycleActivity.tsx
index da2b2f4369..53a00e6463 100644
--- a/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/activityRenderClasses/LifecycleActivity.tsx
+++ b/desktop/src/features/agents/ui/activityRenderClasses/LifecycleActivity.tsx
@@ -121,9 +121,9 @@ export function LifecycleActivity(props: ActivityRenderClassItemProps) {
   return (
     <ActivityRow testId="transcript-lifecycle-item" title={timestampTitle}>
       <ActivityRowLabel
-        object={[props.item.title, props.item.text].filter(Boolean).join(" · ")}
+        object={props.item.text || undefined}
         openToneScope="none"
-        verb="Status"
+        verb={props.item.title}
       />
     </ActivityRow>
   );
diff --git a/desktop/tests/e2e/observer-feed-screenshots.spec.ts b/desktop/tests/e2e/observer-feed-screenshots.spec.ts
index 745f25b534..b3f1b87b6a 100644
--- a/desktop/tests/e2e/observer-feed-screenshots.spec.ts
+++ b/desktop/tests/e2e/observer-feed-screenshots.spec.ts
@@ -585,7 +585,7 @@ test.describe("observer feed screenshots", () => {
       },
     ]);
 
-    await expect(feedPanel.getByText("Commands")).toBeVisible({
+    await expect(feedPanel.getByText("Commands", { exact: true })).toBeVisible({
       timeout: 5_000,
     });
     await settleAnimations(feedPanel);