diff --git a/apps/web/cypress/e2e/recipes.ts b/apps/web/cypress/e2e/recipes.ts
index 90f9554..42e3f34 100644
--- a/apps/web/cypress/e2e/recipes.ts
+++ b/apps/web/cypress/e2e/recipes.ts
@@ -113,7 +113,11 @@ Then("the URL should match the recipes list", () => {
 });
 
 Then("I should see the highlighted technique {string}", (text: string) => {
-  cy.contains(".step-tech-step", text).should("be.visible");
+  // The steps section sits below the panel's header/photo/description, off
+  // the fold of `.app-content`'s own scroll (see layout.cy.ts) — a bare
+  // `.should("be.visible")` doesn't auto-scroll, same fix as
+  // household-settings.feature's sources-section scenario.
+  cy.contains(".step-tech-step", text).scrollIntoView().should("be.visible");
 });
 
 When("I focus the highlighted technique {string}", (text: string) => {