diff --git a/tests/tests_bec_ipython_client/test_lamni_tomo_alignment_scan.py b/tests/tests_bec_ipython_client/test_lamni_tomo_alignment_scan.py
index 2fff068..258dc92 100644
--- a/tests/tests_bec_ipython_client/test_lamni_tomo_alignment_scan.py
+++ b/tests/tests_bec_ipython_client/test_lamni_tomo_alignment_scan.py
@@ -13,7 +13,11 @@ import numpy as np
 import pytest
 
 import csaxs_bec.bec_ipython_client.plugins.LamNI.lamni as lamni_module
-from csaxs_bec.bec_ipython_client.plugins.LamNI.lamni import LamNI, _ProgressProxy
+from csaxs_bec.bec_ipython_client.plugins.LamNI.lamni import (
+    LamNI,
+    _AlignmentScanProgressProxy,
+    _ProgressProxy,
+)
 
 
 class FakeClient:
@@ -54,12 +58,16 @@ def make_lamni(monkeypatch, xray_eye_fit=None):
     obj = object.__new__(LamNI)
     obj.client = FakeClient()
     obj._progress_proxy = _ProgressProxy(obj.client)
+    obj._alignment_scan_progress_proxy = _AlignmentScanProgressProxy(obj.client)
     obj.tomo_id = -1
     obj.sample_name = "test"
     obj.OMNYTools = types.SimpleNamespace(printgreenbold=lambda msg: None)
     obj._scilog_calls = []
     obj.write_to_scilog = lambda content, tags: obj._scilog_calls.append((content, tags))
     obj.leye_out = lambda: None
+    obj.lamnigui_show_alignment_progress = lambda: None
+    obj._lamnigui_update_alignment_progress = lambda: None
+    obj._confirm_sequence_override = lambda *a, **k: True
 
     if xray_eye_fit is not None:
         obj.client.set_global_var("tomo_fit_xray_eye", xray_eye_fit)
@@ -75,6 +83,7 @@ def make_lamni(monkeypatch, xray_eye_fit=None):
 
 def test_tomo_alignment_scan_aborts_without_xray_eye_fit(monkeypatch):
     lamni = make_lamni(monkeypatch, xray_eye_fit=None)
+    lamni._confirm_sequence_override = lambda *a, **k: False
     calls = []
     lamni.tomo_scan_projection = lambda angle: calls.append(angle)
 
diff --git a/tests/tests_bec_ipython_client/test_lamni_tomo_angles.py b/tests/tests_bec_ipython_client/test_lamni_tomo_angles.py
index 0246079..0b42093 100644
--- a/tests/tests_bec_ipython_client/test_lamni_tomo_angles.py
+++ b/tests/tests_bec_ipython_client/test_lamni_tomo_angles.py
@@ -169,6 +169,10 @@ def make_lamni_for_tomo_scan(
     obj.lamnigui_show_progress = lambda: None
     obj.at_each_angle_hook = None
     obj.OMNYTools = types.SimpleNamespace(printgreenbold=lambda msg: None)
+    # These tests exercise tomo_scan()'s account-handling/heartbeat/progress-GUI
+    # logic, not the fine-alignment confirmation gate -- bypass it so it never
+    # blocks on input().
+    obj._confirm_sequence_override = lambda *a, **k: True
     monkeypatch.setitem(
         builtins.__dict__,
         "bec",
@@ -184,18 +188,24 @@ def make_lamni_for_tomo_scan(
     return obj
 
 
-def test_tomo_scan_skips_sample_database_when_no_active_account(monkeypatch):
-    """Empty active_account (e.g. a dev/sim session) must not crash and must
-    not try to register a sample -- tomo_id falls back to 0, mirroring
-    Flomni.tomo_scan()'s identical guard."""
+def test_tomo_scan_registers_sample_even_without_active_account(monkeypatch):
+    """Empty active_account (e.g. a dev/sim session) must not crash -- it is
+    still passed through to add_sample_database() (as ""), letting
+    TomoIDManager.register() decide the outcome (test-server registration)
+    instead of pre-empting it with a hardcoded tomo_id=0."""
     lamni = make_lamni_for_tomo_scan(monkeypatch, 45.0, active_account="")
-    lamni.add_sample_database = lambda *a, **k: (_ for _ in ()).throw(
-        AssertionError("add_sample_database must not be called with no active account")
-    )
+    recorded = {}
+
+    def _fake_add_sample_database(samplename, date, eaccount, scan_number, setup, info, user):
+        recorded["eaccount"] = eaccount
+        return 7
+
+    lamni.add_sample_database = _fake_add_sample_database
 
     lamni.tomo_scan()
 
-    assert lamni.tomo_id == 0
+    assert recorded["eaccount"] == ""
+    assert lamni.tomo_id == 7
 
 
 def test_tomo_scan_registers_sample_with_plain_string_account(monkeypatch):
diff --git a/tests/tests_bec_ipython_client/test_lamni_tomo_queue.py b/tests/tests_bec_ipython_client/test_lamni_tomo_queue.py
index 3e5a233..67c9692 100644
--- a/tests/tests_bec_ipython_client/test_lamni_tomo_queue.py
+++ b/tests/tests_bec_ipython_client/test_lamni_tomo_queue.py
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ def test_tomo_queue_execute_runs_fresh_job_then_marks_done():
     lamni.tomo_queue_add(label="job1")
     lamni.tomo_queue_execute()
 
-    assert calls == [("scan", (), {})]
+    assert calls == [("scan", (), {"interactive": False})]
     job = lamni._tomo_queue_proxy.as_list()[0]
     assert job["status"] == "done"
 
diff --git a/tests/tests_bec_ipython_client/test_x_ray_eye_align.py b/tests/tests_bec_ipython_client/test_x_ray_eye_align.py
index 3bbc25a..4404582 100644
--- a/tests/tests_bec_ipython_client/test_x_ray_eye_align.py
+++ b/tests/tests_bec_ipython_client/test_x_ray_eye_align.py
@@ -158,6 +158,10 @@ def _make_calibration_align(client):
     align.lamni.loptics_out = mock.MagicMock()
     align.lamni.losa_out = mock.MagicMock()
     align.lamni.lamnigui_show_xeyealign = mock.MagicMock()
+    # _sync_sample_name(prompt=True) calls lamni._get_val(), which reads from
+    # input() -- keep the current default (as if Enter was pressed) instead of
+    # blocking on stdin.
+    align.lamni._get_val = lambda msg, default_value, data_type: default_value
     # Replace the real Scans proxy (which would try to talk to a live scan
     # server) with a plain mock -- these tests only care that
     # lamni_move_to_scan_center is *called* with the right kwargs.