1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/packages/meshbay-hub/tests/harness/chat_send_probe.py b/packages/meshbay-hub/tests/harness/chat_send_probe.py
index e7f1dae7..2a31b748 100644
--- a/packages/meshbay-hub/tests/harness/chat_send_probe.py
+++ b/packages/meshbay-hub/tests/harness/chat_send_probe.py
@@ -164,6 +164,7 @@ function makeTransport(name, chatReply) {
   // one.
   const tp = new window.MeshBayTransport('', 'token');
   tp._connected = true;
+  tp._sessionUp = true;   // a handshake done; requests are refused without one
   tp._channel = { readyState: 'open', send() {} };
   // What a completed MNP 2.0 handshake leaves behind: the group and its key
   // from `connect`, the current epoch from the sealed ack, and the device this
@@ -331,6 +332,7 @@ async function runScenario(name, chatReply, duringSession) {
       await wait(100);
       tp._channel = { readyState: 'open', send() {} };
       tp._connected = true;
+      tp._sessionUp = true;
       await wait(50);
       snap('device identity cleared');
       // A live message arrives — the ordinary thing that re-renders this