diff --git a/lib/game/components/controlled_ball.dart b/lib/game/components/controlled_ball.dart
index 257d4f1d..1981e39c 100644
--- a/lib/game/components/controlled_ball.dart
+++ b/lib/game/components/controlled_ball.dart
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ class LaunchedBallController extends BallController
   void onNewState(GameState state) {
     super.onNewState(state);
     component.shouldRemove = true;
-    if (state.balls > 1) gameRef.spawnBall();
+    if (state.balls > 0) gameRef.spawnBall();
   }
 
   /// Removes the [Ball] from a [PinballGame]; spawning a new [Ball] if
diff --git a/test/game/components/controlled_ball_test.dart b/test/game/components/controlled_ball_test.dart
index 8417aa25..f9494543 100644
--- a/test/game/components/controlled_ball_test.dart
+++ b/test/game/components/controlled_ball_test.dart
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ void main() {
             await game.ensureAdd(ball);
 
             final state = MockGameState();
-            when(() => state.balls).thenReturn(1);
+            when(() => state.balls).thenReturn(0);
 
             final previousBalls = game.descendants().whereType<Ball>().toList();
             controller.onNewState(state);