diff --git a/tests/Aetheria.Shared.Tests/FireControlCut5Tests.cs b/tests/Aetheria.Shared.Tests/FireControlCut5Tests.cs
index 6134b777b..f966938e1 100644
--- a/tests/Aetheria.Shared.Tests/FireControlCut5Tests.cs
+++ b/tests/Aetheria.Shared.Tests/FireControlCut5Tests.cs
@@ -473,6 +473,7 @@ public sealed class FireControlCut5Tests : IDisposable
         Assert.False(weapon.ArcAllowsFire);
 
         target.Position = float3(0, 0, 100); // dead ahead
+        shooter.Aim = float3(0, 0, 1);       // the free aim fires, as a gun with no target would
         Assert.True(weapon.ArcAllowsFire);
     }