diff --git a/tests/test_crafter_feedback.gd b/tests/test_crafter_feedback.gd
index 4d44d3c..dad13d2 100644
--- a/tests/test_crafter_feedback.gd
+++ b/tests/test_crafter_feedback.gd
@@ -115,6 +115,48 @@ func _process(delta: float) -> bool:
 				quit(1)
 				return true
 			print("half a second later, still first: %s" % still)
+
+			# --- 6. a REAL tap, through the input path ------------------
+			# Everything above calls the handlers directly, which is how a
+			# whole class of bug kept getting missed: the crafter logic was
+			# fine and the BUTTON was inert, blocked by a modal guard. This
+			# taps the control the way a touch does.
+			game_state.withdraw_to_fleet(20)
+			var stock_before: int = game_state.building_stock(crafter_id)
+			var store_button: Control = scene.get_node("UI/CraftMenu/StoreOreButton")
+			for pressed in [true, false]:
+				var ev: InputEventScreenTouch = InputEventScreenTouch.new()
+				ev.pressed = pressed
+				ev.position = store_button.size / 2.0
+				store_button._gui_input(ev)
+			if game_state.building_stock(crafter_id) <= stock_before:
+				print("stock %d -> %d after tapping Store ore" % [
+					stock_before, game_state.building_stock(crafter_id)
+				])
+				print("TEST_CRAFTER_FEEDBACK: FAIL (tapping the store button did nothing)")
+				quit(1)
+				return true
+			print("real tap on Store ore moved %d ore into the crafter" % [
+				game_state.building_stock(crafter_id) - stock_before
+			])
+
+			# And the same tap must still work after the build menu has been
+			# opened and closed, which used to block every button forever.
+			controller._on_build_pressed()
+			controller._show_building_info(GameState.BUILDING_SHIP_CRAFTER)
+			scene.get_node("UI/BuildMenu").visible = false
+			game_state.withdraw_to_fleet(10)
+			var stock_mid: int = game_state.building_stock(crafter_id)
+			for pressed2 in [true, false]:
+				var ev2: InputEventScreenTouch = InputEventScreenTouch.new()
+				ev2.pressed = pressed2
+				ev2.position = store_button.size / 2.0
+				store_button._gui_input(ev2)
+			if game_state.building_stock(crafter_id) <= stock_mid:
+				print("TEST_CRAFTER_FEEDBACK: FAIL (store button dead after the build menu was opened and closed)")
+				quit(1)
+				return true
+			print("still works after opening and closing the build menu")
 			print("TEST_CRAFTER_FEEDBACK: PASS")
 			quit(0)
 			return true