diff --git a/tests/unit/getAdminUser.test.ts b/tests/unit/getAdminUser.test.ts
index 53c820b..dceb399 100644
--- a/tests/unit/getAdminUser.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/getAdminUser.test.ts
@@ -97,12 +97,12 @@ describe("getAdminUser()", () => {
         }),
       })
       // Second select: adminUserBrands — returns empty
+      // The real code awaits `.from().innerJoin().where()` directly (no .limit()),
+      // so the mock makes `.where()` itself the thenable.
       .mockReturnValueOnce({
         from: () => ({
           innerJoin: () => ({
-            where: () => ({
-              limit: async () => [],
-            }),
+            where: async () => [],
           }),
         }),
       });
@@ -127,19 +127,18 @@ describe("getAdminUser()", () => {
           }),
         }),
       })
+      // The real code awaits `.from().innerJoin().where()` directly (no .limit()),
+      // so the mock makes `.where()` itself the thenable.
       .mockReturnValueOnce({
         from: () => ({
           innerJoin: () => ({
-            where: () => ({
-              limit: async () => [
-                {
-                  brandId: "brand-tux",
-                  brandName: "Tuxedo Citrus",
-                  brandSlug: "tuxedo",
-                  role: "brand_admin",
-                },
-              ],
-            }),
+            where: async () => [
+              {
+                brandId: "brand-tux",
+                brandName: "Tuxedo Citrus",
+                brandSlug: "tuxedo",
+              },
+            ],
           }),
         }),
       });