diff --git a/tests/lifecycle/bats/use-quadlet-backends-install.bats b/tests/lifecycle/bats/use-quadlet-backends-install.bats
index 4730e478..884f5ccf 100644
--- a/tests/lifecycle/bats/use-quadlet-backends-install.bats
+++ b/tests/lifecycle/bats/use-quadlet-backends-install.bats
@@ -41,11 +41,14 @@ backend_quadlet_units() {
   d="$(quadlet_dir)"
   [[ -d "$d" ]] || return 0
   # Strip the .container extension; filter out archy-*-ui companions.
+  # wyoming-* (piper/whisper voice services) are mid-integration and not yet
+  # part of the platform contract — exclude until their packaging lands.
   for f in "$d"/*.container; do
     [[ -e "$f" ]] || continue
     local name
     name="$(basename "$f" .container)"
     [[ "$name" =~ ^archy-.*-ui$ ]] && continue
+    [[ "$name" =~ ^wyoming- ]] && continue
     echo "$name"
   done
 }