diff --git a/app/pages/member/profile.vue b/app/pages/member/profile.vue
index 3f68cc9..8d111e5 100644
--- a/app/pages/member/profile.vue
+++ b/app/pages/member/profile.vue
@@ -325,6 +325,10 @@
 </template>
 
 <script setup>
+definePageMeta({
+  middleware: 'auth',
+});
+
 const { memberData, checkMemberStatus } = useAuth();
 const { openLoginModal } = useLoginModal();
 
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diff --git a/e2e/helpers/auth.js b/e2e/helpers/auth.js
index 5dd0faf..82f580b 100644
--- a/e2e/helpers/auth.js
+++ b/e2e/helpers/auth.js
@@ -6,18 +6,23 @@
 /**
  * Login as admin via the dev test-login endpoint.
  * Creates a test admin user if none exists and sets the auth cookie.
- * Handles cases where the dev server is slow to redirect under load.
+ * Waits for networkidle so the client-side auth check (admin middleware +
+ * auth-init plugin) completes before the test navigates anywhere.
  */
 export async function loginAsAdmin(page) {
   await page.goto('/api/dev/test-login', { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' })
 
   // The endpoint sets the cookie and redirects to /admin.
-  // Under heavy parallel load the redirect may not complete, so fall back to manual navigation.
+  // waitForURL fires as soon as the URL changes — not when JS finishes.
+  // waitForLoadState('networkidle') ensures the auth-init plugin and admin
+  // middleware have both completed their checkMemberStatus() calls before
+  // the test proceeds.
   try {
     await page.waitForURL(/\/admin/, { timeout: 15000 })
+    await page.waitForLoadState('networkidle')
   } catch {
     // Cookie should be set even if redirect failed — navigate manually
-    await page.goto('/admin', { waitUntil: 'domcontentloaded' })
+    await page.goto('/admin', { waitUntil: 'networkidle' })
     await page.waitForURL(/\/admin/)
   }
 }