diff --git a/packages/engine/test/casting.test.ts b/packages/engine/test/casting.test.ts
index 7721c22..4624a2f 100644
--- a/packages/engine/test/casting.test.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/test/casting.test.ts
@@ -398,6 +398,7 @@ describe("the ward window and chaos shields", () => {
     expect(state.wardPending).toEqual({ ownerId: owner.id, takerId: thief.id });
     // Spring it: the thief bleeds 3 and the ward is spent.
     state = must(state, owner.id, { type: "wardChoice", play: true });
+    while (state.stack) state = must(state, state.stack.waitingOn, { type: "pass" });
     expect(state.players.find((p) => p.id === thief.id)!.life).toBe(12);
     expect(state.players.find((p) => p.id === owner.id)!.hand.some((c) => c.cardId === "ward")).toBe(false);
   });
diff --git a/packages/engine/test/expansion-combat.test.ts b/packages/engine/test/expansion-combat.test.ts
index d502ec8..8520331 100644
--- a/packages/engine/test/expansion-combat.test.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/test/expansion-combat.test.ts
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@ describe("expansion combat cards", () => {
     state = must(state, me.id, { type: "pickUpTreasure" });
     expect(state.wardPending).toEqual({ ownerId: enemy.id, takerId: me.id });
     state = must(state, enemy.id, { type: "wardChoice", play: true });
+    while (state.stack) state = must(state, state.stack.waitingOn, { type: "pass" });
     expect(state.players.find((p) => p.id === me.id)!.life).toBe(12);
     expect(state.players.find((p) => p.id === enemy.id)!.hand.some((c) => c.cardId === "ward")).toBe(false);
   });
diff --git a/packages/engine/test/game.test.ts b/packages/engine/test/game.test.ts
index fe3167b..82795c2 100644
--- a/packages/engine/test/game.test.ts
+++ b/packages/engine/test/game.test.ts
@@ -288,7 +288,9 @@ describe("the Ward is played in the moment", () => {
     expect(state.wardPending).toEqual({ ownerId: "owner", takerId: "thief" });
     // Nobody else may act while it hangs.
     expect(applyCommand(state, "thief", { type: "endTurn", draw: 0 }).ok).toBe(false);
-    const r = applyCommand(state, "owner", { type: "wardChoice", play: true });
+    let r = applyCommand(state, "owner", { type: "wardChoice", play: true });
+    // Rev 9: the bite rides the stack — wave the counteraction window through.
+    if (r.ok && r.state.stack) r = applyCommand(r.state, r.state.stack.waitingOn, { type: "pass" });
     if (!r.ok) throw new Error(r.error);
     state = r.state;
     expect(state.wardPending).toBeNull();