diff --git a/e2e/console/audit_test.go b/e2e/console/audit_test.go
index 65aba0b5e..336e5fea7 100644
--- a/e2e/console/audit_test.go
+++ b/e2e/console/audit_test.go
@@ -708,7 +708,8 @@ func TestAudit_Timestamps(t *testing.T) {
 		initialCreatedAt := getResult.Node.CreatedAt
 		initialUpdatedAt := getResult.Node.UpdatedAt
 
-		time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+		// Wait long enough for timestamp to change (database may have second precision)
+		time.Sleep(1100 * time.Millisecond)
 
 		updateQuery := `
 			mutation UpdateAudit($input: UpdateAuditInput!) {
diff --git a/e2e/console/datum_test.go b/e2e/console/datum_test.go
index 2b0402de5..251e80204 100644
--- a/e2e/console/datum_test.go
+++ b/e2e/console/datum_test.go
@@ -677,7 +677,8 @@ func TestDatum_Timestamps(t *testing.T) {
 		initialCreatedAt := getResult.Node.CreatedAt
 		initialUpdatedAt := getResult.Node.UpdatedAt
 
-		time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+		// Wait long enough for timestamp to change (database may have second precision)
+		time.Sleep(1100 * time.Millisecond)
 
 		updateQuery := `
 			mutation UpdateDatum($input: UpdateDatumInput!) {
diff --git a/e2e/console/document_test.go b/e2e/console/document_test.go
index a17f90b27..df1ca5c7e 100644
--- a/e2e/console/document_test.go
+++ b/e2e/console/document_test.go
@@ -674,7 +674,8 @@ func TestDocument_Timestamps(t *testing.T) {
 		initialCreatedAt := getResult.Node.CreatedAt
 		initialUpdatedAt := getResult.Node.UpdatedAt
 
-		time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+		// Wait long enough for timestamp to change (database may have second precision)
+		time.Sleep(1100 * time.Millisecond)
 
 		updateQuery := `
 			mutation UpdateDocument($input: UpdateDocumentInput!) {
diff --git a/e2e/console/measure_test.go b/e2e/console/measure_test.go
index a66ce28f7..f49a18b7a 100644
--- a/e2e/console/measure_test.go
+++ b/e2e/console/measure_test.go
@@ -785,8 +785,8 @@ func TestMeasure_Timestamps(t *testing.T) {
 		initialCreatedAt := getResult.Node.CreatedAt
 		initialUpdatedAt := getResult.Node.UpdatedAt
 
-		// Wait a bit to ensure timestamp difference
-		time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+		// Wait long enough for timestamp to change (database may have second precision)
+		time.Sleep(1100 * time.Millisecond)
 
 		updateQuery := `
 			mutation UpdateMeasure($input: UpdateMeasureInput!) {
diff --git a/e2e/console/meeting_test.go b/e2e/console/meeting_test.go
index a99f0e69a..d005a7579 100644
--- a/e2e/console/meeting_test.go
+++ b/e2e/console/meeting_test.go
@@ -595,7 +595,8 @@ func TestMeeting_Timestamps(t *testing.T) {
 		initialCreatedAt := getResult.Node.CreatedAt
 		initialUpdatedAt := getResult.Node.UpdatedAt
 
-		time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+		// Wait long enough for timestamp to change (database may have second precision)
+		time.Sleep(1100 * time.Millisecond)
 
 		updateQuery := `
 			mutation UpdateMeeting($input: UpdateMeetingInput!) {
diff --git a/e2e/console/processing_activity_test.go b/e2e/console/processing_activity_test.go
index 7adfdf23f..a9cd67210 100644
--- a/e2e/console/processing_activity_test.go
+++ b/e2e/console/processing_activity_test.go
@@ -556,7 +556,8 @@ func TestProcessingActivity_Timestamps(t *testing.T) {
 		initialCreatedAt := getResult.Node.CreatedAt
 		initialUpdatedAt := getResult.Node.UpdatedAt
 
-		time.Sleep(10 * time.Millisecond)
+		// Wait long enough for timestamp to change (database may have second precision)
+		time.Sleep(1100 * time.Millisecond)
 
 		updateQuery := `
 			mutation UpdateProcessingActivity($input: UpdateProcessingActivityInput!) {
diff --git a/e2e/internal/testutil/assert.go b/e2e/internal/testutil/assert.go
index 4a8ccb2cf..a577d9194 100644
--- a/e2e/internal/testutil/assert.go
+++ b/e2e/internal/testutil/assert.go
@@ -74,8 +74,8 @@ func AssertTimestampsOnCreate(t *testing.T, createdAt, updatedAt, beforeCreate t
 func AssertTimestampsOnUpdate(t *testing.T, createdAt, updatedAt, originalCreatedAt, originalUpdatedAt time.Time) {
 	t.Helper()
 	assert.Equal(t, originalCreatedAt, createdAt, "createdAt should not change on update")
-	assert.True(t, updatedAt.After(originalUpdatedAt) || updatedAt.Equal(originalUpdatedAt),
-		"updatedAt should be >= previous updatedAt")
+	assert.True(t, updatedAt.After(originalUpdatedAt),
+		"updatedAt should be strictly after previous updatedAt")
 }
 
 func AssertOptionalStringEqual(t *testing.T, expected, actual *string, fieldName string) {