diff --git a/src/Gameboard.Api.Tests.Integration/Tests/Features/Teams/StartTeamSessionTests.cs b/src/Gameboard.Api.Tests.Integration/Tests/Features/Teams/StartTeamSessionTests.cs
index b9b7b16f..130b7f39 100644
--- a/src/Gameboard.Api.Tests.Integration/Tests/Features/Teams/StartTeamSessionTests.cs
+++ b/src/Gameboard.Api.Tests.Integration/Tests/Features/Teams/StartTeamSessionTests.cs
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ await _testContext.WithDataState(state =>
             .PutAsync($"api/player/{playerId}/start", null)
             .DeserializeResponseAs<Player>();
 
-        // 
+        // then we should get a player back with a nonempty session start
+        result.SessionBegin.ShouldBeGreaterThan(DateTimeOffset.MinValue);
     }
 }