diff --git a/frontend/src/hooks/usePushSubscription.ts b/frontend/src/hooks/usePushSubscription.ts
index b4ddcf5..4fa1794 100644
--- a/frontend/src/hooks/usePushSubscription.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/hooks/usePushSubscription.ts
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ export function usePushSubscription(): PushSubscriptionState {
       console.error('Push subscribe failed:', err);
       toast.error('Failed to enable push notifications', {
         description: err instanceof Error ? err.message : 'Check that notifications are allowed',
+        duration: 8_000,
       });
       return null;
     } finally {
diff --git a/frontend/src/test/usePushSubscription.test.ts b/frontend/src/test/usePushSubscription.test.ts
index bfa4f5d..c387878 100644
--- a/frontend/src/test/usePushSubscription.test.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/test/usePushSubscription.test.ts
@@ -171,9 +171,12 @@ describe('usePushSubscription', () => {
     });
 
     expect(result.current.loading).toBe(false);
-    expect(mocks.toast.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Failed to enable push notifications', {
-      description: expect.stringContaining('trusted TLS certificate for service workers'),
-    });
+    expect(mocks.toast.error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      'Failed to enable push notifications',
+      expect.objectContaining({
+        description: expect.stringContaining('trusted TLS certificate for service workers'),
+      })
+    );
   }, 5_000);
 
   it('recreates a stale browser subscription when the server VAPID key changed', async () => {