diff --git a/client/src/components/Tours/toursI18n.test.tsx b/client/src/components/Tours/toursI18n.test.tsx
index dee72687d..ebf8e9050 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Tours/toursI18n.test.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Tours/toursI18n.test.tsx
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ describe('Tours English and German copy', () => {
     await waitFor(() => expect(screen.getByLabelText(toursText(de, 'tours.planner.difficulty.t2'))).toBeInTheDocument())
     const onAssignToDay = vi.fn()
     rerender(<TourPlannerToursRail planner={planner({ saveOutcome: tour, mode: { type: 'edit-saved', placeId: 42 } })} tours={[tour]} days={[{ id: 7, title: 'Gipfeltag', date: '2026-05-15' } as never]} loading={false} onAssignToDay={onAssignToDay} onViewGpxTour={vi.fn()} />)
-    const saveBanner = screen.getByText(toursText(de, 'tours.planner.saved')).closest('[role="status"]')!
+    const saveBanner = screen.getByText(toursText(de, 'tours.planner.saved')).closest('[role="status"]') as HTMLElement
     expect(within(saveBanner).getByRole('button', { name: toursText(de, 'tours.planner.planAnother') })).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(within(saveBanner).queryByRole('button', { name: toursText(de, 'tours.planner.assignToDay') })).not.toBeInTheDocument()
     fireEvent.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: `${toursText(de, 'tours.addToDay')}: ${tour.name}` }))
diff --git a/client/src/components/Tours/toursPermissions.test.tsx b/client/src/components/Tours/toursPermissions.test.tsx
index 4e34a282e..cd58dd6d2 100644
--- a/client/src/components/Tours/toursPermissions.test.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/Tours/toursPermissions.test.tsx
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ describe('Tours permissions without database setup', () => {
     } as unknown as TourPlannerController
     const assign = vi.fn()
     render(<><TourPlannerRail planner={planner} canEdit={canEdit} canAssign={canAssign} /><TourPlannerToursRail planner={planner} tours={[tour]} days={days} loading={false} onAssignToDay={assign} onViewGpxTour={vi.fn()} canEdit={canEdit} canAssign={canAssign} /></>)
-    const saveBanner = screen.getByText('tours.planner.saved').closest('[role="status"]')!
+    const saveBanner = screen.getByText('tours.planner.saved').closest('[role="status"]') as HTMLElement
     expect(within(saveBanner).getByRole('button', { name: 'tours.planner.planAnother' })).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(within(saveBanner).queryByRole('button', { name: 'tours.planner.assignToDay' })).not.toBeInTheDocument()
     const save = screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'tours.planner.save' }) as HTMLButtonElement
diff --git a/client/src/components/shared/CustomSelect.consumers.test.tsx b/client/src/components/shared/CustomSelect.consumers.test.tsx
index a75005ae2..6c6e4d7ac 100644
--- a/client/src/components/shared/CustomSelect.consumers.test.tsx
+++ b/client/src/components/shared/CustomSelect.consumers.test.tsx
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ describe('CustomSelect consumer contracts', () => {
       planner={planner({ saveOutcome: tour, editingPlaceId: 42 })}
       tours={[tour]} days={days} loading={false} onAssignToDay={onAssignToDay} onViewGpxTour={vi.fn()}
     /></TranslationProvider>)
-    const saveBanner = screen.getByText('Tour saved').closest('[role="status"]')!
+    const saveBanner = screen.getByText('Tour saved').closest('[role="status"]') as HTMLElement
     expect(within(saveBanner).getByRole('button', { name: 'Plan another' })).toBeInTheDocument()
     expect(within(saveBanner).queryByRole('button', { name: 'Assign to a day' })).not.toBeInTheDocument()
     await user.click(screen.getByRole('button', { name: 'Add to day: Ridge walk' }))