diff --git a/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md b/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
index cd293e9a..79747574 100644
--- a/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
+++ b/docs/src/progress/renderertodo.md
@@ -620,6 +620,10 @@ Update image assert method
 Jenkins save and display captured images when failing a rendering test
 Setup MantisBT
 
+(08/22/2024)
+Fix rendering testing on jenkins
+Fix entity scene test spinup by preventing networking sockets from closing
+
 
 # TODO
 
diff --git a/src/test/java/electrosphere/entity/state/equip/ServerEquipStateTests.java b/src/test/java/electrosphere/entity/state/equip/ServerEquipStateTests.java
index 8776320b..d798aac1 100644
--- a/src/test/java/electrosphere/entity/state/equip/ServerEquipStateTests.java
+++ b/src/test/java/electrosphere/entity/state/equip/ServerEquipStateTests.java
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 package electrosphere.entity.state.equip;
 
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertNotNull;
+import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;
+
+import java.util.List;
 
 import org.joml.Vector3d;
 
@@ -8,6 +12,7 @@ import annotations.IntegrationTest;
 import electrosphere.engine.Globals;
 import electrosphere.entity.Entity;
 import electrosphere.entity.state.inventory.InventoryUtils;
+import electrosphere.entity.types.attach.AttachUtils;
 import electrosphere.entity.types.creature.CreatureTemplate;
 import electrosphere.entity.types.creature.CreatureUtils;
 import electrosphere.entity.types.item.ItemUtils;
@@ -31,9 +36,21 @@ public class ServerEquipStateTests extends EntityTestTemplate {
         Entity inInventoryItem = InventoryUtils.serverAttemptStoreItem(creature, katana);
         ServerEquipState serverEquipState = ServerEquipState.getServerEquipState(creature);
         serverEquipState.commandAttemptEquip(inInventoryItem, serverEquipState.getEquipPoint("handsCombined"));
+
+        //propagate to client
+        TestEngineUtils.simulateFrames(2);
         
+        //
         //verify was equipped
         assertNotNull(serverEquipState.getEquippedItemAtPoint("handsCombined"));
+        List<Entity> children = AttachUtils.getChildrenList(creature);
+        assertNotNull(children);
+        assertEquals(1, children.size());
+        Entity child = children.get(0);
+        assertTrue(ItemUtils.isItem(child));
+        assertTrue(ItemUtils.isWeapon(child));
+        assertNotNull(AttachUtils.getParent(child));
+        assertEquals(AttachUtils.getParent(child), creature);
     }
     
 }