diff --git a/testing/tests/test_atlas_ai_dashboard.py b/testing/tests/test_atlas_ai_dashboard.py
index 2bb3ec2a..22954622 100644
--- a/testing/tests/test_atlas_ai_dashboard.py
+++ b/testing/tests/test_atlas_ai_dashboard.py
@@ -164,6 +164,33 @@ def test_claude_quota_renewal_has_dashboard_and_alert_contracts():
         for rule in alerts.values()
     )
 
+    helm_releases = list(
+        yaml.safe_load_all(
+            (ROOT / "services/monitoring/helmrelease.yaml").read_text()
+        )
+    )
+    alertmanager = next(
+        release
+        for release in helm_releases
+        if release.get("kind") == "HelmRelease"
+        and release.get("metadata", {}).get("name") == "alertmanager"
+    )
+    values = alertmanager["spec"]["values"]
+    assert not values.get("nodeSelector")
+    required = values["affinity"]["nodeAffinity"][
+        "requiredDuringSchedulingIgnoredDuringExecution"
+    ]["nodeSelectorTerms"][0]["matchExpressions"]
+    assert {
+        "key": "node-role.kubernetes.io/control-plane",
+        "operator": "DoesNotExist",
+    } in required
+    routes = values["config"]["route"]["routes"]
+    assert any(
+        route["receiver"] == "email-platform"
+        and "service = hermes-ai-quota" in route["matchers"]
+        for route in routes
+    )
+
 
 def test_ai_dashboard_top_bands_are_full_width_and_provider_symmetric():
     """The first three KPI bands must compare providers without layout gaps."""