diff --git a/spec/features/admin/member_search_spec.rb b/spec/features/admin/member_search_spec.rb
index 7d3e75492..c2819c434 100644
--- a/spec/features/admin/member_search_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/features/admin/member_search_spec.rb
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 require 'rails_helper'
 
 RSpec.feature 'admin member search' do
+  # Names and emails are pinned: the search matches name and email with ILIKE
+  # '%Julie%', and Faker draws a name or email containing "julie" about 0.09%
+  # of the time, which turns the single expected match into two and flakes the
+  # redirect assertion.
   scenario 'search returns single member to requesting service' do
-    Fabricate(:member, name: 'Romeo', surname: 'Montague')
-    Fabricate(:member, name: 'Juliet', surname: 'Capulet')
-    member = Fabricate(:member)
+    Fabricate(:member, name: 'Romeo', surname: 'Montague', email: 'romeo.montague@example.com')
+    Fabricate(:member, name: 'Juliet', surname: 'Capulet', email: 'juliet.capulet@example.com')
+    member = Fabricate(:member, name: 'Anne', surname: 'Archer', email: 'anne.archer@example.com')
     login_as_admin(member)
     visit admin_member_search_index_path(callback_url: results_admin_member_search_index_path)