diff --git a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/tests/appSurface/auth.suite.ts b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/tests/appSurface/auth.suite.ts
index 71c9baf12..3f7c5912b 100644
--- a/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/tests/appSurface/auth.suite.ts
+++ b/apps/ai-game-creator-shell/tests/appSurface/auth.suite.ts
@@ -328,12 +328,10 @@ export function registerAuthTests() {
     const invoke = vi.fn(async (command: string) => {
       if (command === 'read_client_auth_state') {
         reads += 1;
-        return reads === 1
-          ? Promise.reject({
-              type: 'serverAddressRejected',
-              reason: 'notHttps',
-            })
-          : { status: 'unauthenticated' };
+        if (reads === 1) {
+          throw { type: 'serverAddressRejected', reason: 'notHttps' };
+        }
+        return { status: 'unauthenticated' };
       }
       return null;
     });