diff --git a/server/tests/LocationGameStateTests.cpp b/server/tests/LocationGameStateTests.cpp
index 05cece4..63d409f 100644
--- a/server/tests/LocationGameStateTests.cpp
+++ b/server/tests/LocationGameStateTests.cpp
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #include "LocationGameState.h"
+#include "game_server/InternalGameServer.h"
 #include <cstdlib>
+#include <filesystem>
 #include <iostream>
 
 namespace {
@@ -14,6 +16,10 @@ int fail(const char* message)
 
 int main()
 {
+	const std::filesystem::path repositoryRoot =
+		std::filesystem::path(__FILE__).parent_path().parent_path().parent_path();
+	std::filesystem::current_path(repositoryRoot);
+
 	FRG::LocationDefinition definition;
 	definition.config.id = "test_location";
 
@@ -63,5 +69,22 @@ int main()
 
 	FRG::PlayerStateMap noPlayers;
 	state.update(50, noPlayers, false);
+
+	FRG::CampaignConfig battleZone;
+	battleZone.id = "battle_zone";
+	battleZone.questsPath = "resources/config/quests_battle_zone.json";
+	FRG::InternalGameServer server;
+	server.startCampaign(battleZone, {}, false, true);
+	const auto snapshot = server.snapshot();
+	const auto bot = snapshot->players.find("battle_zone_test_bot");
+	if (bot == snapshot->players.end())
+		return fail("Battle Zone test bot was not created");
+	const auto stand = static_cast<std::size_t>(FRG::AnimationState::STAND);
+	const auto walk = static_cast<std::size_t>(FRG::AnimationState::WALK);
+	if (bot->second.state.animationFrameCounts[stand] <= 1 ||
+		bot->second.state.animationFrameCounts[walk] <= 1) {
+		return fail("Battle Zone test bot animation metadata was not loaded");
+	}
+
 	return EXIT_SUCCESS;
 }
diff --git a/src/game_server/InternalGameServer.cpp b/src/game_server/InternalGameServer.cpp
index 4fe9e0b..4e7b60e 100644
--- a/src/game_server/InternalGameServer.cpp
+++ b/src/game_server/InternalGameServer.cpp
@@ -11,6 +11,31 @@ namespace {
 constexpr const char* kBattleZoneCampaignId = "battle_zone";
 constexpr const char* kBattleZoneTestBotId = "battle_zone_test_bot";
 constexpr std::int64_t kBattleZoneTestBotIntervalMs = 5000;
+
+void configurePlayerAnimations(
+	CharacterState& player, const std::string& zipFile)
+{
+	player.creationInfo.animationPaths = {
+		{AnimationState::STAND,
+			"resources/w/gg/new2/gg_stand_idle001_small.anim"},
+		{AnimationState::WALK,
+			"resources/w/gg/new2/gg_walk001_small.anim"},
+		{AnimationState::STAND_TO_ACTION,
+			"resources/w/gg/new2/gg_stand_to_action001_small.anim"},
+		{AnimationState::ACTION_ATTACK,
+			"resources/w/gg/new2/gg_action_chop001_small.anim"},
+		{AnimationState::ACTION_ATTACK_2,
+			"resources/w/gg/new2/gg_action_stab001_small.anim"},
+		{AnimationState::ACTION_IDLE,
+			"resources/w/gg/new2/gg_action_idle002_small.anim"},
+		{AnimationState::ACTION_TO_STAND,
+			"resources/w/gg/new2/gg_action_to_stand001_small.anim"},
+		{AnimationState::ACTION_TO_DEATH,
+			"resources/w/gg/new2/gg_die001_small.anim"},
+		{AnimationState::DEATH_IDLE,
+			"resources/w/gg/new2/gg_die_idle001_small.anim"}};
+	loadCharacterAnimationMetadata(player, zipFile);
+}
 }
 
 InternalGameServer::InternalGameServer() = default;
@@ -26,6 +51,7 @@ void InternalGameServer::ensureBattleZoneTestBot()
 	auto& bot = state_.players[kBattleZoneTestBotId];
 	if (!bot) bot = std::make_shared<CharacterState>();
 	bot->configureAsPlayer();
+	configurePlayerAnimations(*bot, resourceZipFile_);
 	bot->npcName = "Test Bot";
 }
 
@@ -77,26 +103,7 @@ void InternalGameServer::startCampaign(
 	if (createLocalPlayer) {
 		auto player = std::make_shared<CharacterState>();
 		player->configureAsPlayer();
-		player->creationInfo.animationPaths = {
-		{AnimationState::STAND,
-			"resources/w/gg/new2/gg_stand_idle001_small.anim"},
-		{AnimationState::WALK,
-			"resources/w/gg/new2/gg_walk001_small.anim"},
-		{AnimationState::STAND_TO_ACTION,
-			"resources/w/gg/new2/gg_stand_to_action001_small.anim"},
-		{AnimationState::ACTION_ATTACK,
-			"resources/w/gg/new2/gg_action_chop001_small.anim"},
-		{AnimationState::ACTION_ATTACK_2,
-			"resources/w/gg/new2/gg_action_stab001_small.anim"},
-		{AnimationState::ACTION_IDLE,
-			"resources/w/gg/new2/gg_action_idle002_small.anim"},
-		{AnimationState::ACTION_TO_STAND,
-			"resources/w/gg/new2/gg_action_to_stand001_small.anim"},
-		{AnimationState::ACTION_TO_DEATH,
-			"resources/w/gg/new2/gg_die001_small.anim"},
-		{AnimationState::DEATH_IDLE,
-			"resources/w/gg/new2/gg_die_idle001_small.anim"}};
-		loadCharacterAnimationMetadata(*player, zipFile);
+		configurePlayerAnimations(*player, zipFile);
 		state_.players.emplace(localPlayerId_, std::move(player));
 	}
 	battleZoneTestBotElapsedMs_ = 0;