diff --git a/@fiction/core/plugin-app/index.ts b/@fiction/core/plugin-app/index.ts
index 536bd133c..cf3665f85 100644
--- a/@fiction/core/plugin-app/index.ts
+++ b/@fiction/core/plugin-app/index.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { initializeResetUi, safeDirname, vue } from '../utils'
 import type { FictionAppEntry, FictionEnv, ServiceConfig, ServiceList } from '../plugin-env'
 import { FictionPlugin } from '../plugin'
 import type { FictionBuild } from '../plugin-build'
-import type { FictionRouter } from '../plugin-router'
+import { AppRoute, type FictionRouter } from '../plugin-router'
 import type { RunVars, StandardServices } from '../inject'
 import { FictionRender } from './plugin-render'
 import ElRoot from './ElRoot.vue'
@@ -96,6 +96,9 @@ export class FictionApp extends FictionPlugin<FictionAppSettings> {
       })
     }
 
+    // add testing routes
+    this.fictionRouter.update([new AppRoute({ name: 'renderTest', path: '/render-test', component: (): Promise<any> => import('./test/TestRunVars.vue') })])
+
     this.addSchema()
   }
 
diff --git a/@fiction/core/plugin-app/test/__appServeRender.ci.test.ts b/@fiction/core/plugin-app/test/appServeRender.ci.test.ts
similarity index 91%
rename from @fiction/core/plugin-app/test/__appServeRender.ci.test.ts
rename to @fiction/core/plugin-app/test/appServeRender.ci.test.ts
index b3064d18e..2f8fe1db8 100644
--- a/@fiction/core/plugin-app/test/__appServeRender.ci.test.ts
+++ b/@fiction/core/plugin-app/test/appServeRender.ci.test.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import type playwright from 'playwright'
 import { afterAll, beforeAll, describe, expect, it } from 'vitest'
 import type { TestServerConfig } from '@fiction/core/test-utils/buildTest'
 import { createTestServer } from '@fiction/core/test-utils/buildTest'
-import { commands } from '@fiction/www/src/vars'
+import { commands } from '@fiction/www/src/commands'
 
 const require = createRequire(import.meta.url)
 const cwd = path.dirname(require.resolve('@fiction/www/package.json'))
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe('renders app code correctly', () => {
       return `http://localhost:${appPort}${route}`
     }
 
-    await page().goto(url('/testing'))
+    await page().goto(url('/render-test'))
 
     await page().waitForSelector('#server-port')
 
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@ describe('renders app code correctly', () => {
     expect(appNameText).toMatchInlineSnapshot('"FictionJS"')
 
     const appEmailText = await page().locator(`#app-email`).textContent()
-    expect(appEmailText).toMatchInlineSnapshot('"hi@fictionjs.org"')
+    expect(appEmailText).toMatchInlineSnapshot('"hello@fiction.com"')
   }, 20_000)
 })