diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index ca142f1a..dbdb91fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -111,6 +111,7 @@ jobs:
           node test-issue-1364-pill-no-clamp.js
           node test-issue-1375-scope-stats-fetch.js
           node test-issue-1361-cb-presets.js
+          node test-live.js
 
       - name: 🧹 Frontend lint (eslint no-undef) — issue #1342
         run: |
diff --git a/test-live.js b/test-live.js
index 46322791..56e85865 100644
--- a/test-live.js
+++ b/test-live.js
@@ -149,6 +149,7 @@ function makeLiveSandbox({ withAppJs = false } = {}) {
   addLiveGlobals(ctx);
 
   loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/roles.js');
+  loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/packet-helpers.js');
   if (withAppJs) loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/app.js');
   try { loadInCtx(ctx, 'public/live.js'); } catch (e) {
     console.error('live.js load error:', e.message);
@@ -190,7 +191,7 @@ console.log('\n=== live.js: dbPacketToLive ===');
     const pkt = { id: 1, hash: 'x', decoded_json: null, path_json: null, timestamp: '2024-01-01T00:00:00Z' };
     const result = dbPacketToLive(pkt);
     assert.strictEqual(result.decoded.header.payloadTypeName, 'UNKNOWN');
-    assert.deepStrictEqual(result.decoded.path.hops, []);
+    assert.strictEqual(result.decoded.path.hops.length, 0);
   });
 
   test('uses payload_type_name as fallback', () => {