diff --git a/etc/limine-entry-tool.d/omarchy-defaults.conf b/etc/limine-entry-tool.d/omarchy-defaults.conf
index 01e4044c..798d0360 100644
--- a/etc/limine-entry-tool.d/omarchy-defaults.conf
+++ b/etc/limine-entry-tool.d/omarchy-defaults.conf
@@ -10,6 +10,11 @@ FIND_BOOTLOADERS=yes
 
 BOOT_ORDER="*, *fallback, Snapshots"
 
-MAX_SNAPSHOT_ENTRIES=5
+# Snapper is configured with NUMBER_LIMIT="5" (see default/snapper/root), but
+# limine-snapper-sync can see the newly created sixth snapshot before cleanup
+# restores the retained snapshot count to 5. Allow for that creation window:
+#   Snapshot limit mismatch: 6 Snapper snapshots exceed configured
+#   MAX_SNAPSHOT_ENTRIES=5
+MAX_SNAPSHOT_ENTRIES=6
 
 SNAPSHOT_FORMAT_CHOICE=5
diff --git a/test/shell.d/snapper-test.sh b/test/shell.d/snapper-test.sh
index 71e19f61..2730543a 100644
--- a/test/shell.d/snapper-test.sh
+++ b/test/shell.d/snapper-test.sh
@@ -5,13 +5,15 @@ set -euo pipefail
 source "$(cd -- "$(dirname -- "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")" && pwd)/base-test.sh"
 
 template="$ROOT/default/snapper/root"
+limine_defaults="$ROOT/etc/limine-entry-tool.d/omarchy-defaults.conf"
 limine_notify_autostart="$ROOT/config/autostart/limine-snapper-notify.desktop"
 
 grep -Fx 'NUMBER_CLEANUP="yes"' "$template" >/dev/null
 grep -Fx 'NUMBER_LIMIT="5"' "$template" >/dev/null
 grep -Fx 'TIMELINE_CREATE="no"' "$template" >/dev/null
 ! grep -Eq '^TIMELINE_(CLEANUP|LIMIT_)' "$template" || fail "Snapper template keeps timeline cleanup details out of the default config"
-pass "Snapper template keeps update snapshots and disables timeline snapshots"
+grep -Fx 'MAX_SNAPSHOT_ENTRIES=6' "$limine_defaults" >/dev/null || fail "Limine allows for a snapshot created before Snapper cleanup"
+pass "Snapper and Limine retain update snapshots without a transient limit mismatch"
 
 grep -Fx '[Desktop Entry]' "$limine_notify_autostart" >/dev/null
 grep -Fx 'Hidden=true' "$limine_notify_autostart" >/dev/null