diff --git a/apps/wolf_3d_gui/lib/screens/game_screen.dart b/apps/wolf_3d_gui/lib/screens/game_screen.dart
index 1835335..6c2089a 100644
--- a/apps/wolf_3d_gui/lib/screens/game_screen.dart
+++ b/apps/wolf_3d_gui/lib/screens/game_screen.dart
@@ -135,6 +135,10 @@ class GameScreen extends StatefulWidget {
   @visibleForTesting
   final bool skipEngineBootstrapForTest;
 
+  /// Triggers the quit flow during init for deterministic widget tests.
+  @visibleForTesting
+  final bool triggerQuitOnInitForTest;
+
   /// Creates a gameplay screen driven by [wolf3d].
   const GameScreen({
     required this.wolf3d,
@@ -142,6 +146,7 @@ class GameScreen extends StatefulWidget {
     this.hostShortcutRegistry = HostShortcutRegistry.defaults,
     this.appExitHandler,
     this.skipEngineBootstrapForTest = false,
+    this.triggerQuitOnInitForTest = false,
     super.key,
   });
 
@@ -164,6 +169,9 @@ class _GameScreenState extends State<GameScreen> {
   void initState() {
     super.initState();
     if (widget.skipEngineBootstrapForTest) {
+      if (widget.triggerQuitOnInitForTest) {
+        unawaited(_quitApplication());
+      }
       return;
     }
 
@@ -262,9 +270,6 @@ class _GameScreenState extends State<GameScreen> {
     await quit;
   }
 
-  @visibleForTesting
-  Future<void> debugQuitForTest() => _quitApplication();
-
   @override
   Widget build(BuildContext context) {
     final engine = _engine;
diff --git a/apps/wolf_3d_gui/test/game_screen_quit_test.dart b/apps/wolf_3d_gui/test/game_screen_quit_test.dart
index 24ce1f3..5797ed2 100644
--- a/apps/wolf_3d_gui/test/game_screen_quit_test.dart
+++ b/apps/wolf_3d_gui/test/game_screen_quit_test.dart
@@ -56,20 +56,14 @@ void main() {
         home: GameScreen(
           wolf3d: wolf3d,
           skipEngineBootstrapForTest: true,
+          triggerQuitOnInitForTest: true,
           appExitHandler: () async {
             appExitCallCount++;
           },
         ),
       ),
     );
-
-    final dynamic state = tester.state(find.byType(GameScreen));
-
-    await Future.wait<void>([
-      state.debugQuitForTest() as Future<void>,
-      state.debugQuitForTest() as Future<void>,
-      state.debugQuitForTest() as Future<void>,
-    ]);
+    await tester.pump(const Duration(milliseconds: 10));
 
     expect(audio.stopAllAudioCallCount, 1);
     expect(audio.disposeCallCount, 1);