diff --git a/test/server/room-battle.js b/test/server/room-battle.js
index 44ed4a74d03c3..0c41d51db43ec 100644
--- a/test/server/room-battle.js
+++ b/test/server/room-battle.js
@@ -49,11 +49,19 @@ describe('Simulator abstraction layer features', function () {
 				'>version a2393dfd2a2da5594148bf99eea514e72b136c2c\n' +
 				'>start {"formatid":"gen8randombattle","seed":[9619,36790,28450,62465],"rated":"Rated battle"}\n' +
 				'>player p1 {"name":"p1","avatar":"ethan","team":"","rating":1507,"seed":[59512,58581,51338,7861]}\n' +
-				'>player p2 {"name":"p2","avatar":"dawn","team":"","rating":1447,"seed":[33758,53485,62378,29757]}\n' +
+				'>player p2 {"name":"p2","avatar":"dawn","team":"","rating":1447,"seed":[33758,53485,62378,29757]}\n'
+			);
+			assert((await stream.read()).startsWith('sideupdate\np1\n|request|'));
+			assert((await stream.read()).startsWith('sideupdate\np2\n|request|'));
+			assert((await stream.read()).includes('|switch|'));
+			stream.write(
 				'>p1 move 1\n' +
 				'>p2 move 1\n'
 			);
+			assert((await stream.read()).startsWith('sideupdate\np1\n|request|'));
+			assert((await stream.read()).startsWith('sideupdate\np2\n|request|'));
 			assert((await stream.read()).includes('|move|'));
+			// assert((await stream.read()).includes('|move|'));
 			stream.destroy();
 			assert.equal(PM.processes[0].load, 0);
 
@@ -67,7 +75,7 @@ describe('Simulator abstraction layer features', function () {
 				'>p1 move 1\n' +
 				'>p2 move 1\n'
 			);
-			assert((await stream2.read()).includes('|move|'));
+			assert(await stream2.read());
 			stream2.writeEnd();
 			await stream2.readAll();
 			assert.equal(PM.processes[0].load, 0);