diff --git a/client/test/ground_pick_test.gd b/client/test/ground_pick_test.gd
index 109bb6e..152766d 100644
--- a/client/test/ground_pick_test.gd
+++ b/client/test/ground_pick_test.gd
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Full ray / viewport pick flow stays manual (see README).
 extends GdUnitTestSuite
 
-const GroundPickScript: GDScript = load("res://scripts/ground_pick.gd")
+const GroundPickScript := preload("res://scripts/ground_pick.gd")
 
 
 func test_collider_is_walkable_true_when_ancestor_in_walkable_group() -> void: