diff --git a/apps/e2e/visual/theme.spec.ts b/apps/e2e/visual/theme.spec.ts
index d0392de81..cb6d62e29 100644
--- a/apps/e2e/visual/theme.spec.ts
+++ b/apps/e2e/visual/theme.spec.ts
@@ -100,29 +100,21 @@ for (const app of APPS) {
 }
 
 /**
- * The skip link, on a real app shell.
+ * The skip link.
  *
- * Not on the gallery route: the point of a skip link is bypassing the nav, and
- * the gallery has none. The login page is the shell-less public route both apps
- * share, so this uses the landing route instead — it carries the chrome without
- * needing a session.
+ * A skip link is invisible until focused, so a broken one and a working one
+ * look identical in every screenshot — only a focus test separates them.
  *
- * A skip link is invisible until focused, which means a broken one and a
- * working one look identical in every screenshot. Only a focus test separates
- * them.
+ * Runs against the gallery, which mounts the same SkipLink/MAIN_CONTENT_ID
+ * pair the real shells do. The shells themselves live behind auth, and the
+ * public landing route carries no nav to skip past.
  */
 test.describe('skip link', () => {
   for (const app of APPS) {
     test(`${app.name} — reveals on focus and targets main`, async ({ page }) => {
-      await page.goto(`${app.url}/`, { waitUntil: 'networkidle' });
+      await page.goto(`${app.url}/__gallery`, { waitUntil: 'networkidle' });
 
       const link = page.locator('.ema-skip-link');
-      if ((await link.count()) === 0) {
-        // The public landing route does not mount the app shell in every app;
-        // skipping is honest here, where asserting absence would be wrong.
-        test.skip(true, 'landing route does not mount the app shell');
-        return;
-      }
 
       // Off-screen until focused...
       await expect(link).not.toBeInViewport();
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