diff --git a/test/game/components/android_acres/behaviors/android_spaceship_bonus_behavior_test.dart b/test/game/components/android_acres/behaviors/android_spaceship_bonus_behavior_test.dart
index 4ecdb05b..e6b03c5f 100644
--- a/test/game/components/android_acres/behaviors/android_spaceship_bonus_behavior_test.dart
+++ b/test/game/components/android_acres/behaviors/android_spaceship_bonus_behavior_test.dart
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ class _TestGame extends Forge2DGame {
     AndroidAcres child, {
     required GameBloc gameBloc,
   }) async {
+    // Not needed once https://github.com/flame-engine/flame/issues/1607
+    // is fixed
+    await onLoad();
     await ensureAdd(
       FlameBlocProvider<GameBloc, GameState>.value(
         value: gameBloc,
diff --git a/test/game/components/multiballs/multiballs_test.dart b/test/game/components/multiballs/multiballs_test.dart
index 1841d0a3..da736c27 100644
--- a/test/game/components/multiballs/multiballs_test.dart
+++ b/test/game/components/multiballs/multiballs_test.dart
@@ -17,8 +17,11 @@ class _TestGame extends Forge2DGame {
     ]);
   }
 
-  Future<void> pump(Multiballs child, {GameBloc? gameBloc}) {
-    return ensureAdd(
+  Future<void> pump(Multiballs child, {GameBloc? gameBloc}) async {
+    // Not needed once https://github.com/flame-engine/flame/issues/1607
+    // is fixed
+    await onLoad();
+    await ensureAdd(
       FlameBlocProvider<GameBloc, GameState>.value(
         value: gameBloc ?? GameBloc(),
         children: [child],
@@ -38,7 +41,9 @@ void main() {
       setUp: (game, tester) async {
         final multiballs = Multiballs();
         await game.pump(multiballs);
-        expect(game.descendants(), contains(multiballs));
+      },
+      verify: (game, tester) async {
+        expect(game.descendants().whereType<Multiballs>().length, equals(1));
       },
     );