diff --git a/src/.coveragerc b/src/.coveragerc
index e517db2..d5929ea 100644
--- a/src/.coveragerc
+++ b/src/.coveragerc
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ omit =
     */tests/*
     */routing.py
     */reset_staging_db.py
+    */delete_stale_my_sea_draws.py
 
 [report]
 show_missing = true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/functional_tests/test_gameboard.py b/src/functional_tests/test_gameboard.py
index 159ef0d..7a8be3d 100644
--- a/src/functional_tests/test_gameboard.py
+++ b/src/functional_tests/test_gameboard.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ from selenium.webdriver.common.action_chains import ActionChains
 from selenium.webdriver.common.by import By
 
 from .base import FunctionalTest
+from .sig_page import _seed_earthman_sig_pile
 from apps.applets.models import Applet
 from apps.epic.models import DeckVariant, Room
 from apps.lyric.models import Token, User
@@ -11,6 +12,17 @@ from apps.lyric.models import Token, User
 class GameboardNavigationTest(FunctionalTest):
     def setUp(self):
         super().setUp()
+        # Re-seed the Earthman DeckVariant up front — TransactionTestCase
+        # flushes migration data between tests, so by the time the user
+        # is created (`create_pre_authenticated_session` inside each test
+        # method), the post_save signal in `apps/lyric/models.py:537`'s
+        # `DeckVariant.objects.filter(slug="earthman").first()` would
+        # return None + skip `unlocked_decks.add(earthman)`. That left
+        # `test_game_kit_panel_shows_token_inventory`'s `id_kit_earthman_
+        # deck` selector unrenderable (applet falls through to the
+        # `{% empty %}` `id_kit_card_deck` placeholder). CI #340 trap.
+        # See [[feedback-transactiontestcase-flush]].
+        _seed_earthman_sig_pile()
         Applet.objects.get_or_create(slug="new-game", defaults={"name": "New Game", "context": "gameboard"})
         Applet.objects.get_or_create(slug="my-games", defaults={"name": "My Games", "context": "gameboard"})
         Applet.objects.get_or_create(slug="game-kit", defaults={"name": "Game Kit", "context": "gameboard"})