diff --git a/tests/unit/vyndrParityQA.test.js b/tests/unit/vyndrParityQA.test.js
index 33a85a6..dad1db0 100644
--- a/tests/unit/vyndrParityQA.test.js
+++ b/tests/unit/vyndrParityQA.test.js
@@ -112,8 +112,12 @@ describe('QA.20 — movement + status color semantics (Phase 2.5 surfaces)', ()
     expect(read('app/ledger/page.tsx')).toContain("textDecoration: 'line-through'");
   });
   it('lens difficulty: tougher = amber, softer = green — never inverted', () => {
+    // DS4 rebuilt the STREAKS billboard: difficulty coloring moved into a `sev`
+    // object, but the semantics are locked here — step-up must be amber, step-
+    // down must be green, and the two must not be swapped.
     const panel = read('components/StreaksPanel.tsx');
-    expect(panel).toMatch(/step up' \? 'var\(--amber[^']*' : [^:]*step down' \? 'var\(--g-a/);
+    expect(panel).toMatch(/step up'\s*\?\s*\{ color: 'var\(--amber/);
+    expect(panel).toMatch(/step down'\s*\?\s*\{ color: 'var\(--g-a/);
   });
 });