diff --git a/zetaclient/chains/evm/signer/signer_test.go b/zetaclient/chains/evm/signer/signer_test.go
index 3b25a06bc5..7225a0c625 100644
--- a/zetaclient/chains/evm/signer/signer_test.go
+++ b/zetaclient/chains/evm/signer/signer_test.go
@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ func TestSigner_SignOutbound(t *testing.T) {
 		const gwei = 1_000_000_000
 
 		// ARRANGE
+		tss.Unpause()
 		ts := newTestSuite(t, tss)
 
 		// Given RPC NODE