diff --git a/lib/game/components/backbox/backbox.dart b/lib/game/components/backbox/backbox.dart
index dc5041f0..ca0e5040 100644
--- a/lib/game/components/backbox/backbox.dart
+++ b/lib/game/components/backbox/backbox.dart
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 import 'dart:async';
 
 import 'package:flame/components.dart';
+import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
+import 'package:leaderboard_repository/leaderboard_repository.dart';
 import 'package:pinball/game/components/backbox/bloc/backbox_bloc.dart';
 import 'package:pinball/game/components/backbox/displays/displays.dart';
 import 'package:pinball/game/pinball_game.dart';
@@ -14,18 +16,14 @@ import 'package:pinball_theme/pinball_theme.dart' hide Assets;
 class Backbox extends PositionComponent with HasGameRef<PinballGame>, ZIndex {
   /// {@macro backbox}
   Backbox({
+    required LeaderboardRepository leaderboardRepository,
+  }) : _bloc = BackboxBloc(leaderboardRepository: leaderboardRepository);
+
+  /// {@macro backbox}
+  @visibleForTesting
+  Backbox.test({
     required BackboxBloc bloc,
-  })  : _bloc = bloc,
-        super(
-          position: Vector2(0, -87),
-          anchor: Anchor.bottomCenter,
-          children: [
-            _BackboxSpriteComponent(),
-          ],
-        ) {
-    zIndex = ZIndexes.backbox;
-    add(_display = Component());
-  }
+  }) : _bloc = bloc;
 
   late final Component _display;
   final BackboxBloc _bloc;
@@ -33,6 +31,13 @@ class Backbox extends PositionComponent with HasGameRef<PinballGame>, ZIndex {
 
   @override
   Future<void> onLoad() async {
+    position = Vector2(0, -87);
+    anchor = Anchor.bottomCenter;
+    zIndex = ZIndexes.backbox;
+
+    await add(_BackboxSpriteComponent());
+    await add(_display = Component());
+
     _subscription = _bloc.stream.listen((state) {
       _display.children.removeWhere((_) => true);
       _build(state);
diff --git a/lib/game/pinball_game.dart b/lib/game/pinball_game.dart
index e5edc63e..b022ea6a 100644
--- a/lib/game/pinball_game.dart
+++ b/lib/game/pinball_game.dart
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ import 'package:flutter/gestures.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:leaderboard_repository/leaderboard_repository.dart';
 import 'package:pinball/game/behaviors/behaviors.dart';
-import 'package:pinball/game/components/backbox/bloc/backbox_bloc.dart';
 import 'package:pinball/game/game.dart';
 import 'package:pinball/l10n/l10n.dart';
 import 'package:pinball_audio/pinball_audio.dart';
@@ -54,7 +53,7 @@ class PinballGame extends PinballForge2DGame
     final machine = [
       BoardBackgroundSpriteComponent(),
       Boundaries(),
-      Backbox(bloc: BackboxBloc(leaderboardRepository: leaderboardRepository)),
+      Backbox(leaderboardRepository: leaderboardRepository),
     ];
     final decals = [
       GoogleWord(position: Vector2(-4.25, 1.8)),
diff --git a/test/game/components/backbox/backbox_test.dart b/test/game/components/backbox/backbox_test.dart
index f319d0fe..966ff7c2 100644
--- a/test/game/components/backbox/backbox_test.dart
+++ b/test/game/components/backbox/backbox_test.dart
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void main() {
     flameTester.test(
       'loads correctly',
       (game) async {
-        final backbox = Backbox(bloc: bloc);
+        final backbox = Backbox.test(bloc: bloc);
         await game.ensureAdd(backbox);
 
         expect(game.children, contains(backbox));
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ void main() {
           ..followVector2(Vector2(0, -130))
           ..zoom = 6;
         await game.ensureAdd(
-          Backbox(bloc: bloc),
+          Backbox.test(bloc: bloc),
         );
         await tester.pump();
       },
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ void main() {
     flameTester.test(
       'requestInitials adds InitialsInputDisplay',
       (game) async {
-        final backbox = Backbox(
+        final backbox = Backbox.test(
           bloc: BackboxBloc(
             leaderboardRepository: _MockLeaderboardRepository(),
           ),
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ void main() {
           Stream.value(state),
           initialState: state,
         );
-        final backbox = Backbox(bloc: bloc);
+        final backbox = Backbox.test(bloc: bloc);
         await game.ensureAdd(backbox);
 
         game.onKeyEvent(_mockKeyUp(LogicalKeyboardKey.enter), {});
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ void main() {
           Stream.value(InitialsSuccessState()),
           initialState: InitialsSuccessState(),
         );
-        final backbox = Backbox(bloc: bloc);
+        final backbox = Backbox.test(bloc: bloc);
         await game.ensureAdd(backbox);
 
         expect(
@@ -198,7 +198,7 @@ void main() {
           Stream.value(InitialsFailureState()),
           initialState: InitialsFailureState(),
         );
-        final backbox = Backbox(bloc: bloc);
+        final backbox = Backbox.test(bloc: bloc);
         await game.ensureAdd(backbox);
 
         expect(
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ void main() {
     flameTester.test(
       'closes the subscription when it is removed',
       (game) async {
-        final backbox = Backbox(bloc: bloc);
+        final backbox = Backbox.test(bloc: bloc);
         await game.ensureAdd(backbox);
 
         backbox.removeFromParent();