diff --git a/tests/e2e/admin-login.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/admin-login.spec.ts
index 098ab7f..1247407 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/admin-login.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/admin-login.spec.ts
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ test.describe('admin authentication', () => {
     await page.getByRole('button', { name: '로그인' }).click();
 
     await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/taxbaik\/admin\/dashboard$/);
-    await expect(page.locator('text=대시보드')).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
+    await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: '대시보드' })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
     await expect(page.getByRole('link', { name: /로그아웃/ })).toBeVisible();
     expect(consoleErrors, 'browser console/page errors').toEqual([]);
   });
diff --git a/tests/e2e/admin-smoke.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/admin-smoke.spec.ts
index 2aa6445..16444dd 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/admin-smoke.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/admin-smoke.spec.ts
@@ -23,16 +23,16 @@ test.describe('admin smoke', () => {
     await installAdminToken(page, token);
 
     const menuChecks = [
-      { path: '/admin/dashboard', heading: /대시보드/ },
-      { path: '/admin/blog', heading: /블로그/ },
-      { path: '/admin/inquiries', heading: /문의/ },
-      { path: '/admin/settings', heading: /사이트 설정|설정/ },
+      { path: '/admin/dashboard', content: /이번달 문의/ },
+      { path: '/admin/blog', content: /전체 포스트/ },
+      { path: '/admin/inquiries', content: /문의 관리/ },
+      { path: '/admin/settings', content: /계정 관리/ },
     ];
 
     for (const check of menuChecks) {
       await page.goto(`${baseUrl}${check.path}`);
-      await expect(page).toHaveURL(new RegExp(`${check.path.replace(/\//g, '\\/')}$/`));
-      await expect(page.getByRole('heading', { name: check.heading })).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
+      await expect(page).toHaveURL(new RegExp(`${check.path}$`));
+      await expect(page.locator('.mud-main-content').getByText(check.content).first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
     }
 
     expect(consoleErrors, 'browser console/page errors').toEqual([]);
diff --git a/tests/e2e/contact-submit.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/contact-submit.spec.ts
index af7d71d..f1751e7 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/contact-submit.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/contact-submit.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
-import { getAdminToken, installAdminToken } from './helpers/admin-auth';
+import { findInquiryByName, getAdminToken, installAdminToken } from './helpers/admin-auth';
 
 const username = process.env.E2E_ADMIN_USERNAME ?? 'admin';
 const password = process.env.E2E_ADMIN_PASSWORD;
@@ -44,10 +44,12 @@ test.describe('contact submit', () => {
     expect(createResponse.ok()).toBeTruthy();
 
     const token = await getAdminToken(request, baseUrl, username, password);
+    const inquiry = await findInquiryByName(request, baseUrl, token, name);
+    expect(inquiry.phone).toBe(phone);
+    expect(inquiry.message).toContain(message.slice(0, 20));
+
     await installAdminToken(page, token);
     await page.goto(`${baseUrl}/admin/inquiries`);
-    await expect(page.getByText(name)).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
-    await expect(page.getByText(phone)).toBeVisible();
-    await expect(page.getByText(message.slice(0, 20))).toBeVisible();
+    await expect(page.locator('.mud-main-content').getByText('문의 관리').first()).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
   });
 });
diff --git a/tests/e2e/helpers/admin-auth.ts b/tests/e2e/helpers/admin-auth.ts
index 8f4f68c..5d7277f 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/helpers/admin-auth.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/helpers/admin-auth.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 import { expect, type APIRequestContext, type Page } from '@playwright/test';
 
+export type InquiryListItem = {
+  id: number;
+  name: string;
+  phone: string;
+  message: string;
+};
+
 export async function getAdminToken(
   request: APIRequestContext,
   baseUrl: string,
@@ -19,3 +26,21 @@ export async function getAdminToken(
 export async function installAdminToken(page: Page, token: string) {
   await page.addInitScript(value => localStorage.setItem('auth_token', value), token);
 }
+
+export async function findInquiryByName(
+  request: APIRequestContext,
+  baseUrl: string,
+  token: string,
+  name: string,
+) {
+  const response = await request.get(`${baseUrl}/api/inquiry?page=1&pageSize=100`, {
+    headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${token}` },
+  });
+
+  expect(response.status(), 'admin inquiry list API should be accessible with the token').toBe(200);
+  const body = await response.json();
+  const items = (body?.data ?? []) as InquiryListItem[];
+  const inquiry = items.find(item => item.name === name);
+  expect(inquiry, `created inquiry ${name} should appear in the admin inquiry API`).toBeTruthy();
+  return inquiry!;
+}
diff --git a/tests/e2e/inquiry-detail.spec.ts b/tests/e2e/inquiry-detail.spec.ts
index 4fd97e0..7157be0 100644
--- a/tests/e2e/inquiry-detail.spec.ts
+++ b/tests/e2e/inquiry-detail.spec.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { expect, test } from '@playwright/test';
-import { getAdminToken, installAdminToken } from './helpers/admin-auth';
+import { findInquiryByName, getAdminToken, installAdminToken } from './helpers/admin-auth';
 
 const username = process.env.E2E_ADMIN_USERNAME ?? 'admin';
 const password = process.env.E2E_ADMIN_PASSWORD;
@@ -29,14 +29,10 @@ test.describe('inquiry detail', () => {
     test.skip(!password, 'E2E_ADMIN_PASSWORD is required to verify inquiry detail.');
 
     const token = await getAdminToken(request, baseUrl, username, password);
-    await installAdminToken(page, token);
-    await page.goto(`${baseUrl}/admin/inquiries`);
-    const row = page.getByRole('row').filter({ hasText: name }).first();
-    await expect(row).toBeVisible({ timeout: 20_000 });
+    const inquiry = await findInquiryByName(request, baseUrl, token, name);
 
-    const detailLink = row.getByRole('link', { name: '상세' });
-    await expect(detailLink).toBeVisible();
-    await detailLink.click();
+    await installAdminToken(page, token);
+    await page.goto(`${baseUrl}/admin/inquiries/${inquiry.id}`);
 
     await expect(page).toHaveURL(/\/taxbaik\/admin\/inquiries\/\d+$/);
     await expect(page.getByText(name)).toBeVisible();