diff --git a/nixos/tests/vscodium.nix b/nixos/tests/vscodium.nix
index 76d5244b3ee3..b3512ec66107 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/vscodium.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/vscodium.nix
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ let
     wayland = { pkgs, ... }: {
       imports = [ ./common/wayland-cage.nix ];
 
-      services.cage.program = "${pkgs.vscodium}/bin/codium";
+      # We scale vscodium to help OCR find the small "Untitled" text.
+      services.cage.program = "${pkgs.vscodium}/bin/codium --force-device-scale-factor=2";
 
       environment.variables.NIXOS_OZONE_WL = "1";
       environment.variables.DISPLAY = "do not use";
@@ -16,7 +17,7 @@ let
       virtualisation.memorySize = 2047;
       services.xserver.enable = true;
       services.xserver.displayManager.sessionCommands = ''
-        ${pkgs.vscodium}/bin/codium
+        ${pkgs.vscodium}/bin/codium --force-device-scale-factor=2
       '';
       test-support.displayManager.auto.user = "alice";
     };
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ let
         codium_running.wait() # type: ignore[union-attr]
         with codium_running: # type: ignore[union-attr]
             # Wait until vscodium is visible. "File" is in the menu bar.
-            machine.wait_for_text('Welcome')
+            machine.wait_for_text('Get Started with')
             machine.screenshot('start_screen')
 
             test_string = 'testfile'