diff --git a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Host.Tests/Swarm/TestSwarmProtocol.cs b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Host.Tests/Swarm/TestSwarmProtocol.cs
index 7f480ab142..63d348080a 100644
--- a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Host.Tests/Swarm/TestSwarmProtocol.cs
+++ b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Host.Tests/Swarm/TestSwarmProtocol.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ using Microsoft.Extensions.Logging;
 using Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting;
 
 using Tgstation.Server.Host.Configuration;
+using Tgstation.Server.Host.Core;
 
 namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Swarm.Tests
 {
@@ -176,6 +177,9 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Host.Swarm.Tests
 
 			TestableSwarmNode.Link(controller, node1);
 
+			controller.UpdateResult = ServerUpdateResult.UpdateInProgress;
+			node1.UpdateResult = ServerUpdateResult.UpdateInProgress;
+
 			Assert.AreEqual(SwarmRegistrationResult.Success, await controller.TryInit());
 			Assert.AreEqual(SwarmRegistrationResult.Success, await node1.TryInit());