diff --git a/apps/desktop/stories/workhub.stories.tsx b/apps/desktop/stories/workhub.stories.tsx
index 819e624c9d4..ba3f55f7cc0 100644
--- a/apps/desktop/stories/workhub.stories.tsx
+++ b/apps/desktop/stories/workhub.stories.tsx
@@ -685,7 +685,12 @@ export const RetryWhileWorkFiltered: Story = {
     await userEvent.click(editor);
     await userEvent.keyboard('FILTERED_RETRY_PROBE{Enter}');
     await waitFor(() => expect(canvas.getByRole('alert')).toHaveTextContent('Temporary Host failure'));
-    await userEvent.click(canvasElement.querySelector('.workhub-message-rail') as HTMLElement);
+    // The send follows the latest Turn, and the virtualized transcript may still
+    // be unmounting older Turns when the failure lands. Clicking the first rail
+    // could target a node that detaches between hover and press (#5995); the
+    // newest linked Turn's rail stays mounted while following the latest Turn.
+    const rails = canvasElement.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('.workhub-message-rail');
+    await userEvent.click(rails[rails.length - 1]!);
     await waitFor(() => expect(canvas.getByRole('button', { name: '显示全部对话' })).toBeInTheDocument());
     await userEvent.click(canvas.getByRole('button', { name: /^重试$/ }));
     await waitFor(() => expect(writes.answer).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2));