diff --git a/tests/e2e/e2e_config.py b/tests/e2e/e2e_config.py
index 56e14196605..798dadd1343 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/e2e_config.py
+++ b/tests/e2e/e2e_config.py
@@ -46,6 +46,9 @@ DD_APP_KEY = os.environ.get("DD_APP_KEY", "").strip()
 # make one call's two events searchable tens of seconds apart, and a duplicate
 # that surfaces late IS the bug (LIT-4447), so one poll interval is not enough.
 DD_SETTLE_SECONDS = float(os.environ.get("E2E_DD_SETTLE_SECONDS", "30"))
+# DataDog Logs Search `from` window (relative to now). Wide enough for a suite
+# run plus ingestion lag; override if a long CI queue needs a wider lookback.
+DD_SEARCH_FROM = os.environ.get("E2E_DD_SEARCH_FROM", "now-30m").strip() or "now-30m"
 
 # Writes on the proxy are eventually consistent (e.g. spend rows flush on
 # proxy_batch_write_at, ~60s). Read-backs poll to this deadline, never sleep-once.
diff --git a/tests/e2e/logging/datadog_reader.py b/tests/e2e/logging/datadog_reader.py
index 5fc24211da6..b973557ebfa 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/logging/datadog_reader.py
+++ b/tests/e2e/logging/datadog_reader.py
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ from pydantic import BaseModel, ConfigDict, Field
 from e2e_config import (
     DD_API_KEY,
     DD_APP_KEY,
+    DD_SEARCH_FROM,
     DD_SETTLE_SECONDS,
     DD_SITE,
     POLL_INTERVAL,
@@ -38,7 +39,8 @@ class _SearchFilter(BaseModel):
     query: str
     #: Wide enough to cover a full suite run plus DataDog's ingestion lag;
     #: markers are unique per test, so a wide window cannot match foreign events.
-    from_: str = Field(default="now-30m", serialization_alias="from")
+    #: Override via E2E_DD_SEARCH_FROM when CI lookback needs more than the default.
+    from_: str = Field(default_factory=lambda: DD_SEARCH_FROM, serialization_alias="from")
     to: str = "now"
 
 
@@ -120,14 +122,22 @@ class DdLogsReader:
         self, marker: str, events: list[DdLogEvent]
     ) -> list[DdLogEvent]:
         """Re-read at every poll interval until the settle window closes; a
-        duplicate ends the watch early because more waiting cannot clear it."""
+        duplicate ends the watch early because more waiting cannot clear it.
+
+        Keep the last non-empty result: a transient empty search (index lag)
+        must not erase events already confirmed earlier in the settle window.
+        """
         settle_deadline = time.monotonic() + DD_SETTLE_SECONDS
+        last_nonempty = events
         while time.monotonic() < settle_deadline:
             time.sleep(POLL_INTERVAL)
-            events = self.events_for_marker(marker)
-            if len(events) > 1:
-                return events
-        return events
+            latest = self.events_for_marker(marker)
+            if not latest:
+                continue
+            if len(latest) > 1:
+                return latest
+            last_nonempty = latest
+        return last_nonempty
 
 
 def build_dd_logs_reader() -> DdLogsReader:
diff --git a/tests/e2e/management/test_key_models_dropdown_e2e.py b/tests/e2e/management/test_key_models_dropdown_e2e.py
index bebf63fe18f..36b3d606d51 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/management/test_key_models_dropdown_e2e.py
+++ b/tests/e2e/management/test_key_models_dropdown_e2e.py
@@ -74,10 +74,12 @@ def _open_key_edit_form(page: Page, key_alias: str) -> None:
     row = page.locator("tr").filter(has_text=key_alias).first
     expect(row).to_be_visible(timeout=60_000)
     # Key Alias is plain text. KeyInfoView opens from the Key ID control in the
-    # same row (blue truncated hash button on the tremor table / IdCell on the
-    # newer DataTable). Prefer that button; fall back to the alias text for
-    # layouts where the Key column itself is the click target.
-    key_id_button = row.locator("button").first
+    # same row (mono hash button on the tremor table / IdCell on the newer
+    # DataTable). Prefer that button; fall back to the alias text for layouts
+    # where the Key column itself is the click target.
+    key_id_button = row.locator("button.font-mono").first
+    if key_id_button.count() == 0:
+        key_id_button = row.locator("button").first
     if key_id_button.count() > 0:
         key_id_button.click()
     else:
diff --git a/uv.lock b/uv.lock
index 5a76b6a4531..7292e333284 100644
--- a/uv.lock
+++ b/uv.lock
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ resolution-markers = [
 ]
 
 [options]
-exclude-newer = "2026-07-13T19:39:19.414377Z"
+exclude-newer = "2026-07-13T23:28:58.037448Z"
 exclude-newer-span = "P3D"
 
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@@ -4431,7 +4431,7 @@ wheels = [
 
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-version = "1.26.0"
+version = "1.28.1"
 source = { registry = "https://pypi.org/simple" }
 dependencies = [
     { name = "anyio" },
@@ -4449,9 +4449,9 @@ dependencies = [
     { name = "typing-inspection" },
     { name = "uvicorn", marker = "sys_platform != 'emscripten'" },
 ]
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+sdist = { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/6e/77/9450b8f251a13affb6281997d0523c4615f8a8b35d0b21ff30db3a5aac9d/mcp-1.28.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:d51e36a5f5644faea4f85ea649bfffa6bc6c26770d42798ad6a3de3d2ba69683", size = 638501, upload-time = "2026-06-26T12:57:29.093Z" }
 wheels = [
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+    { url = "https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/e2/5e/d118fce19f87a2e7d8101c35c8ae0ec289098a4df0ff244cec23e415aca0/mcp-1.28.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:2726bca5e7193f61c5dde8b12500a6de2d9acf6d1a1c0be9e8c2e706437991df", size = 222620, upload-time = "2026-06-26T12:57:27.218Z" },
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