diff --git a/src/lib/deploy-workflow-contract.test.ts b/src/lib/deploy-workflow-contract.test.ts
index 07d8c0e0..051fa775 100644
--- a/src/lib/deploy-workflow-contract.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/deploy-workflow-contract.test.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,16 @@ import { readFileSync } from "node:fs";
 import { resolve } from "node:path";
 import { describe, expect, it } from "vitest";
 
+const liveVar = "${" + "LIVE}";
+const stageVar = "${" + "STAGE}";
+const userVar = "${" + "DEPLOY_USER}";
+const groupVar = "${" + "DEPLOY_GROUP}";
+const appVerVar = "${" + "APP_VERSION}";
+
+function toContainLiteral(workflow: string, literal: string) {
+	return workflow.indexOf(literal) >= 0;
+}
+
 describe("production deploy workflow", () => {
 	const workflow = readFileSync(
 		resolve(process.cwd(), ".gitea/workflows/deploy.yaml"),
@@ -12,7 +22,7 @@ describe("production deploy workflow", () => {
 	it("builds in a stage worktree while preserving live .env and storage", () => {
 		expect(deployJob).toContain("worktree add --detach");
 		expect(deployJob).toContain("/var/tmp/atom-nexst-stage-");
-		expect(deployJob).toContain('ln -sfn "${LIVE}/.env"');
+		expect(toContainLiteral(deployJob, `ln -sfn "${liveVar}/.env"`)).toBe(true);
 		expect(deployJob).toContain("-e storage");
 		expect(deployJob).toContain("DATABASE_POOL_SIZE=");
 		expect(deployJob).toContain("REDIS_URL is unset");
@@ -21,13 +31,11 @@ describe("production deploy workflow", () => {
 	});
 
 	it("reclaims ownership before git operations so www-data files can be overwritten", () => {
-		expect(workflow).toContain(
-			'sudo chown -R "$' + "{DEPLOY_USER}:" + "$" + '{DEPLOY_GROUP}"',
-		);
-		const reclaimAt = deployJob.indexOf(
-			'sudo chown -R "$' + "{DEPLOY_USER}:" + "$" + '{DEPLOY_GROUP}"',
-		);
-		const fetchAt = deployJob.indexOf('git -C "${LIVE}" fetch origin --prune');
+		const chownCmd = `sudo chown -R "${userVar}:${groupVar}"`;
+		expect(toContainLiteral(workflow, chownCmd)).toBe(true);
+		const reclaimAt = deployJob.indexOf(chownCmd);
+		expect(toContainLiteral(deployJob, `git -C "${liveVar}" fetch origin --prune`)).toBe(true);
+		const fetchAt = deployJob.indexOf(`git -C "${liveVar}" fetch origin --prune`);
 		expect(reclaimAt).toBeGreaterThan(-1);
 		expect(fetchAt).toBeGreaterThan(reclaimAt);
 	});
@@ -45,8 +53,8 @@ describe("production deploy workflow", () => {
 
 	it("swaps a built .next artifact during a short service cutover", () => {
 		expect(deployJob).toContain("mv .next .next.prev");
-		expect(deployJob).toContain('mv "${STAGE}/.next" .next');
-		expect(deployJob).toContain('mv "${STAGE}/node_modules" node_modules');
+		expect(toContainLiteral(deployJob, `mv "${stageVar}/.next" .next`)).toBe(true);
+		expect(toContainLiteral(deployJob, `mv "${stageVar}/node_modules" node_modules`)).toBe(true);
 		expect(deployJob).toContain("Rolling back .next to previous artifact");
 		const buildAt = deployJob.indexOf("pnpm build");
 		const stopAt = deployJob.indexOf("pm2 stop next");
@@ -55,7 +63,6 @@ describe("production deploy workflow", () => {
 		const startAt = deployJob.indexOf("pm2 reload next", startLabelAt);
 		expect(buildAt).toBeGreaterThan(-1);
 		expect(stopAt).toBeGreaterThan(buildAt);
-		// Migrate runs after stop so the live pool frees DB slots.
 		expect(migrateAt).toBeGreaterThan(stopAt);
 		expect(startLabelAt).toBeGreaterThan(migrateAt);
 		expect(startAt).toBeGreaterThan(startLabelAt);
@@ -75,12 +82,9 @@ describe("production deploy workflow", () => {
 	});
 
 	it("exports APP_VERSION from git for Sentry releases", () => {
-		expect(workflow).toContain(
-			'export APP_VERSION="$(git -C "${LIVE}" rev-parse --short origin/main)"',
-		);
-		expect(workflow).toContain(
-			'export NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_VERSION="$' + '{APP_VERSION}"',
-		);
+		const exportCmd = `export APP_VERSION="$(git -C "${liveVar}" rev-parse --short origin/main)"`;
+		expect(toContainLiteral(workflow, exportCmd)).toBe(true);
+		expect(toContainLiteral(workflow, `export NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_VERSION="${appVerVar}"`)).toBe(true);
 	});
 
 	it("runs an HTTP health check before declaring deploy success", () => {
diff --git a/src/lib/services/send-currency.test.ts b/src/lib/services/send-currency.test.ts
index 605f8c78..63b11315 100644
--- a/src/lib/services/send-currency.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/services/send-currency.test.ts
@@ -1,15 +1,18 @@
 import { describe, expect, it, vi } from "vitest";
+import type { CurrencyDb } from "./send-currency";
 
 vi.mock("@/lib/services/rcon", () => ({}));
 
 import { sendCurrency } from "./send-currency";
 
+const mockDb = {} as CurrencyDb;
+
 describe("sendCurrency", () => {
 	it("returns false for non-positive amount", async () => {
-		expect(await sendCurrency({} as any, 1, "credits", 0)).toBe(false);
-		expect(await sendCurrency({} as any, 1, "credits", -5)).toBe(false);
-		expect(await sendCurrency({} as any, 1, "credits", null)).toBe(false);
-		expect(await sendCurrency({} as any, 1, "credits", undefined)).toBe(false);
+		expect(await sendCurrency({ rcon: {} as never, db: mockDb }, 1, "credits", 0)).toBe(false);
+		expect(await sendCurrency({ rcon: {} as never, db: mockDb }, 1, "credits", -5)).toBe(false);
+		expect(await sendCurrency({ rcon: {} as never, db: mockDb }, 1, "credits", null)).toBe(false);
+		expect(await sendCurrency({ rcon: {} as never, db: mockDb }, 1, "credits", undefined)).toBe(false);
 	});
 
 	it("delivers credits via RCON", async () => {
@@ -20,7 +23,7 @@ describe("sendCurrency", () => {
 			givePointsGotw: vi.fn(),
 		};
 		const result = await sendCurrency(
-			{ rcon, db: {} as any },
+			{ rcon, db: { user: { update: vi.fn() }, usersCurrency: { upsert: vi.fn() } } },
 			1,
 			"credits",
 			100,
@@ -40,7 +43,7 @@ describe("sendCurrency", () => {
 		const result = await sendCurrency(
 			{
 				rcon,
-				db: { user: { update: userUpdate } } as any,
+				db: { user: { update: userUpdate }, usersCurrency: { upsert: vi.fn() } },
 			},
 			1,
 			"credits",
@@ -61,7 +64,7 @@ describe("sendCurrency", () => {
 			givePointsGotw: vi.fn(),
 		};
 		const result = await sendCurrency(
-			{ rcon, db: {} as any },
+			{ rcon, db: { user: { update: vi.fn() }, usersCurrency: { upsert: vi.fn() } } },
 			1,
 			"duckets",
 			50,
@@ -81,7 +84,7 @@ describe("sendCurrency", () => {
 		await sendCurrency(
 			{
 				rcon,
-				db: { usersCurrency: { upsert } } as any,
+				db: { user: { update: vi.fn() }, usersCurrency: { upsert } },
 			},
 			1,
 			"duckets",
@@ -107,7 +110,7 @@ describe("sendCurrency", () => {
 		await sendCurrency(
 			{
 				rcon,
-				db: { usersCurrency: { upsert } } as any,
+				db: { user: { update: vi.fn() }, usersCurrency: { upsert } },
 			},
 			1,
 			"diamonds",
@@ -133,7 +136,7 @@ describe("sendCurrency", () => {
 		await sendCurrency(
 			{
 				rcon,
-				db: { usersCurrency: { upsert } } as any,
+				db: { user: { update: vi.fn() }, usersCurrency: { upsert } },
 			},
 			1,
 			"points",