diff --git a/tests/Aetheria.Shared.Tests/PaintModeTests.cs b/tests/Aetheria.Shared.Tests/PaintModeTests.cs
index 4229c4e63..011603785 100644
--- a/tests/Aetheria.Shared.Tests/PaintModeTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Aetheria.Shared.Tests/PaintModeTests.cs
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ public sealed class PaintModeTests : IDisposable
         var t = NewShip(float3(0, 0, 100));
         var c = NewShip(float3(60, 0, 100), "Ear", a.Faction);
         var at = leg == 1 ? float2(30, 100) : float2(0, 50);
-        _zone.Vent(new VapourCloud { Body = new KinematicBody { Position = at }, Radius = 10f, Opacity = leg == 2 ? .5f : 1f, Lifetime = 1000f });
+        _zone.Vent(new VapourCloud { Body = new KinematicBody { Position = at }, Radius = 10f, Opacity = leg == 2 ? .5f : 1f, Lifetime = 1e7f });
         Settle();
 
         SensorOf(a).Ping();
@@ -556,7 +556,7 @@ public sealed class PaintModeTests : IDisposable
         Settle();
         SensorOf(a).Ping();
         for (var tick = 1; tick <= 24; tick++) Tick(.1f);
-        Assert.True(SensorOf(a).PingRadius > 300f, "fixture: the ping has run its course");
+        Assert.True(SensorOf(a).PingRadius >= 299f, "fixture: the ping has run its course");
 
         var arrival = NewShip(float3(0, 0, 100));
         var painted = 0;