diff --git a/tests/Aetheria.Shared.Tests/SignatureTests.cs b/tests/Aetheria.Shared.Tests/SignatureTests.cs
index fb1755d96..50d0bc824 100644
--- a/tests/Aetheria.Shared.Tests/SignatureTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Aetheria.Shared.Tests/SignatureTests.cs
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ public sealed class SignatureTests : IDisposable
         }
         r.Ship.SetTarget(TargetRef.None);
         r.Weapon.Activate();
-        r.Weapon.Deactivate();
+        if (r.Weapon is InstantWeapon) r.Weapon.Deactivate(); // a gun is tapped; a beam burns while held
         for (var i = 0; i < 5; i++) r.Zone.Update(.1f);
     }