diff --git a/lib/game/components/plunger.dart b/lib/game/components/plunger.dart
index caef1670..ed1ef36f 100644
--- a/lib/game/components/plunger.dart
+++ b/lib/game/components/plunger.dart
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ class PlungerAnchorPrismaticJointDef extends PrismaticJointDef {
     required Anchor anchor,
   }) : assert(
           anchor.body.position.y < plunger.body.position.y,
-          "Anchor can't be positioned above the Plunger",
+          'Anchor must be below the Plunger',
         ) {
     initialize(
       plunger.body,
diff --git a/test/game/components/plunger_test.dart b/test/game/components/plunger_test.dart
index 5d3c3a55..67e215fd 100644
--- a/test/game/components/plunger_test.dart
+++ b/test/game/components/plunger_test.dart
@@ -164,6 +164,23 @@ void main() {
       },
     );
 
+    flameTester.test(
+      'throws AssertionError '
+      'when anchor is in same position as plunger',
+      (game) async {
+        final anchor = Anchor(position: Vector2.zero());
+        await game.ensureAddAll([plunger, anchor]);
+
+        expect(
+          () => PlungerAnchorPrismaticJointDef(
+            plunger: plunger,
+            anchor: anchor,
+          ),
+          throwsAssertionError,
+        );
+      },
+    );
+
     group('initializes with', () {
       flameTester.test(
         'plunger body as bodyA',