diff --git a/tools/desktop-boot-check.ts b/tools/desktop-boot-check.ts
index 40af562..530d431 100644
--- a/tools/desktop-boot-check.ts
+++ b/tools/desktop-boot-check.ts
@@ -453,7 +453,9 @@ async function runSubmitCase(browser: Browser, sidecar: Sidecar, base: 'd3-full'
     await gone(page, '.oa-panel');
     if (await page.locator('.oa-panel').count()) problems.push('plan panel does not close with Escape');
     const want = variant === 'ready' ? 'owner.apple_submit' : 'owner.apple_resubmit';
-    if (!live.calls.some(c => c.startsWith(`dry ${want} {"build":"52","version":"2.4.0"}`))) problems.push(`no dry run of ${want} with build 52 and version 2.4.0: ${live.calls.join(' | ')}`);
+    // match the fields, not the exact JSON: the call may carry more of them (platform since the macOS support)
+    const dryOf = (c: string): Record<string, unknown> | null => { if (!c.startsWith(`dry ${want} `)) return null; try { return JSON.parse(c.slice(`dry ${want} `.length)); } catch { return null; } };
+    if (!live.calls.some(c => { const a = dryOf(c); return !!a && a.build === '52' && a.version === '2.4.0'; })) problems.push(`no dry run of ${want} with build 52 and version 2.4.0: ${live.calls.join(' | ')}`);
     if (!live.calls.some(c => c.startsWith(`write_with_confirm ${want}`))) problems.push(`${want} did not go through write_with_confirm`);
     // Google Play: versionCodes by number (one already in production cannot be picked), then the production plan
     const codes = page.locator('[data-section="submit"] select[aria-describedby="sub-code-hint"]');