diff --git a/src/mcplocal/tests/smoke/fixtures/smoke-data.yaml b/src/mcplocal/tests/smoke/fixtures/smoke-data.yaml
index faf22e9..6a69da1 100644
--- a/src/mcplocal/tests/smoke/fixtures/smoke-data.yaml
+++ b/src/mcplocal/tests/smoke/fixtures/smoke-data.yaml
@@ -12,6 +12,19 @@ servers:
     env:
       - name: FASTMCP_LOG_LEVEL
         value: "ERROR"
+    # Mirrors the production `aws-docs` probe. Without it this fixture is a
+    # RUNNING server with no readiness probe, so it fails the very assertion in
+    # health-readiness.smoke.test.ts that the fixture exists to support — the
+    # suite reporting its own scaffolding as a fleet regression.
+    # `search_documentation` needs a phrase; the 300s interval matches aws-docs,
+    # since the call leaves the cluster.
+    healthCheck:
+      tool: search_documentation
+      arguments:
+        search_phrase: "s3 bucket"
+      timeoutSeconds: 20
+      intervalSeconds: 300
+      failureThreshold: 3
 
 projects:
   - name: smoke-data