diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/SurfaceFlinger_DisplayModeSwitching.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/SurfaceFlinger_DisplayModeSwitching.cpp
index b4a146e..e176546 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/SurfaceFlinger_DisplayModeSwitching.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/SurfaceFlinger_DisplayModeSwitching.cpp
@@ -284,9 +284,43 @@
     ASSERT_EQ(mDisplay->getActiveMode().modePtr->getId(), kModeId90_4K);
 }
 
-TEST_F(DisplayModeSwitchingTest, multiDisplay) {
+MATCHER_P2(ModeSwitchingTo, flinger, modeId, "") {
+    if (!arg->getDesiredActiveMode()) {
+        *result_listener << "No desired active mode";
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (arg->getDesiredActiveMode()->modeOpt->modePtr->getId() != modeId) {
+        *result_listener << "Unexpected desired active mode " << modeId;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    if (!flinger->scheduler()->vsyncModulator().isVsyncConfigEarly()) {
+        *result_listener << "VsyncModulator did not shift to early phase";
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+MATCHER_P(ModeSettledTo, modeId, "") {
+    if (const auto desiredOpt = arg->getDesiredActiveMode()) {
+        *result_listener << "Unsettled desired active mode "
+                         << desiredOpt->modeOpt->modePtr->getId();
+        return false;
+    }
+
     ftl::FakeGuard guard(kMainThreadContext);
 
+    if (arg->getActiveMode().modePtr->getId() != modeId) {
+        *result_listener << "Settled to unexpected active mode " << modeId;
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return true;
+}
+
+TEST_F(DisplayModeSwitchingTest, multiDisplay) {
     constexpr HWDisplayId kInnerDisplayHwcId = PrimaryDisplayVariant::HWC_DISPLAY_ID;
     constexpr HWDisplayId kOuterDisplayHwcId = kInnerDisplayHwcId + 1;
 
@@ -309,17 +343,13 @@
 
     const auto& innerDisplay = mDisplay;
 
-    EXPECT_FALSE(innerDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode());
-    EXPECT_FALSE(outerDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode());
-
-    EXPECT_EQ(innerDisplay->getActiveMode().modePtr->getId(), kModeId60);
-    EXPECT_EQ(outerDisplay->getActiveMode().modePtr->getId(), kModeId120);
+    EXPECT_THAT(innerDisplay, ModeSettledTo(kModeId60));
+    EXPECT_THAT(outerDisplay, ModeSettledTo(kModeId120));
 
     mFlinger.onActiveDisplayChanged(nullptr, *innerDisplay);
 
-    // No transition on either display.
-    EXPECT_FALSE(innerDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode());
-    EXPECT_FALSE(outerDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode());
+    EXPECT_THAT(innerDisplay, ModeSettledTo(kModeId60));
+    EXPECT_THAT(outerDisplay, ModeSettledTo(kModeId120));
 
     EXPECT_EQ(NO_ERROR,
               mFlinger.setDesiredDisplayModeSpecs(innerDisplay->getDisplayToken().promote(),
@@ -331,12 +361,8 @@
                                                   mock::createDisplayModeSpecs(kModeId60.value(),
                                                                                false, 0.f, 120.f)));
 
-    // Transition on the inner display.
-    ASSERT_TRUE(innerDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode());
-    EXPECT_EQ(innerDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode()->modeOpt->modePtr->getId(), kModeId90);
-
-    // No transition on the outer display.
-    EXPECT_FALSE(outerDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode());
+    EXPECT_THAT(innerDisplay, ModeSwitchingTo(&mFlinger, kModeId90));
+    EXPECT_THAT(outerDisplay, ModeSettledTo(kModeId120));
 
     const VsyncPeriodChangeTimeline timeline{.refreshRequired = true};
     EXPECT_CALL(*mComposer,
@@ -346,31 +372,18 @@
 
     mFlinger.commit();
 
-    // Transition on the inner display.
-    ASSERT_TRUE(innerDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode());
-    EXPECT_EQ(innerDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode()->modeOpt->modePtr->getId(), kModeId90);
-
-    // No transition on the outer display.
-    EXPECT_FALSE(outerDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode());
+    EXPECT_THAT(innerDisplay, ModeSwitchingTo(&mFlinger, kModeId90));
+    EXPECT_THAT(outerDisplay, ModeSettledTo(kModeId120));
 
     mFlinger.commit();
 
-    // Transition on the inner display.
-    EXPECT_FALSE(innerDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode());
-    EXPECT_EQ(innerDisplay->getActiveMode().modePtr->getId(), kModeId90);
-
-    // No transition on the outer display.
-    EXPECT_FALSE(outerDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode());
-    EXPECT_EQ(outerDisplay->getActiveMode().modePtr->getId(), kModeId120);
+    EXPECT_THAT(innerDisplay, ModeSettledTo(kModeId90));
+    EXPECT_THAT(outerDisplay, ModeSettledTo(kModeId120));
 
     mFlinger.onActiveDisplayChanged(innerDisplay.get(), *outerDisplay);
 
-    // No transition on the inner display.
-    EXPECT_FALSE(innerDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode());
-
-    // Transition on the outer display.
-    ASSERT_TRUE(outerDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode());
-    EXPECT_EQ(outerDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode()->modeOpt->modePtr->getId(), kModeId60);
+    EXPECT_THAT(innerDisplay, ModeSettledTo(kModeId90));
+    EXPECT_THAT(outerDisplay, ModeSwitchingTo(&mFlinger, kModeId60));
 
     EXPECT_CALL(*mComposer,
                 setActiveConfigWithConstraints(kOuterDisplayHwcId,
@@ -379,22 +392,13 @@
 
     mFlinger.commit();
 
-    // No transition on the inner display.
-    EXPECT_FALSE(innerDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode());
-
-    // Transition on the outer display.
-    ASSERT_TRUE(outerDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode());
-    EXPECT_EQ(outerDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode()->modeOpt->modePtr->getId(), kModeId60);
+    EXPECT_THAT(innerDisplay, ModeSettledTo(kModeId90));
+    EXPECT_THAT(outerDisplay, ModeSwitchingTo(&mFlinger, kModeId60));
 
     mFlinger.commit();
 
-    // No transition on the inner display.
-    EXPECT_FALSE(innerDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode());
-    EXPECT_EQ(innerDisplay->getActiveMode().modePtr->getId(), kModeId90);
-
-    // Transition on the outer display.
-    EXPECT_FALSE(outerDisplay->getDesiredActiveMode());
-    EXPECT_EQ(outerDisplay->getActiveMode().modePtr->getId(), kModeId60);
+    EXPECT_THAT(innerDisplay, ModeSettledTo(kModeId90));
+    EXPECT_THAT(outerDisplay, ModeSettledTo(kModeId60));
 }
 
 } // namespace
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TestableScheduler.h b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TestableScheduler.h
index d4b4434..f1a5fc4 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TestableScheduler.h
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TestableScheduler.h
@@ -102,7 +102,6 @@
     }
 
     auto& mutableAppConnectionHandle() { return mAppConnectionHandle; }
-    auto& mutableVsyncModulator() { return *mVsyncModulator; }
     auto& mutableLayerHistory() { return mLayerHistory; }
 
     size_t layerHistorySize() NO_THREAD_SAFETY_ANALYSIS {
diff --git a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TransactionApplicationTest.cpp b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TransactionApplicationTest.cpp
index c78148f..d4e2357 100644
--- a/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TransactionApplicationTest.cpp
+++ b/services/surfaceflinger/tests/unittests/TransactionApplicationTest.cpp
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@
 
     void modulateVsync() {
         static_cast<void>(
-                mFlinger.mutableScheduler().mutableVsyncModulator().onRefreshRateChangeInitiated());
+                mFlinger.mutableScheduler().vsyncModulator().onRefreshRateChangeInitiated());
     }
 
     bool mHasListenerCallbacks = false;