diff --git a/lib/game/pinball_game.dart b/lib/game/pinball_game.dart
index b3121c6e..17dd5665 100644
--- a/lib/game/pinball_game.dart
+++ b/lib/game/pinball_game.dart
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ class PinballGame extends Forge2DGame
 
     await _addGameBoundaries();
     unawaited(_addFlippers());
-    await _addPlunger();
+    unawaited(_addPlunger());
 
     // Corner wall above plunger so the ball deflects into the rest of the
     // board.