diff --git a/application/build.gradle b/application/build.gradle
index 87e2b1b1c4..728b8c56b9 100644
--- a/application/build.gradle
+++ b/application/build.gradle
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ dependencies {
     
     implementation 'org.kohsuke:github-api:1.319'
 
-    testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:5.3.1'
+    testImplementation 'org.mockito:mockito-core:5.10.0'
     testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-api:5.10.0'
     testImplementation 'org.junit.jupiter:junit-jupiter-params:5.10.0'
     testRuntimeOnly 'org.junit.platform:junit-platform-launcher'
diff --git a/application/src/test/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/jda/JdaTester.java b/application/src/test/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/jda/JdaTester.java
index a634c93165..688b5c3287 100644
--- a/application/src/test/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/jda/JdaTester.java
+++ b/application/src/test/java/org/togetherjava/tjbot/jda/JdaTester.java
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 import org.mockito.ArgumentMatcher;
 import org.mockito.ArgumentMatchers;
 import org.mockito.MockingDetails;
+import org.mockito.internal.util.MockUtil;
 import org.mockito.stubbing.Answer;
 
 import org.togetherjava.tjbot.features.SlashCommand;
@@ -245,9 +246,11 @@ public JdaTester() {
     public SlashCommandInteractionEventBuilder createSlashCommandInteractionEvent(
             SlashCommand command) {
         UnaryOperator<SlashCommandInteractionEvent> mockOperator = event -> {
-            SlashCommandInteractionEvent SlashCommandInteractionEvent = spy(event);
-            mockInteraction(SlashCommandInteractionEvent);
-            return SlashCommandInteractionEvent;
+            if (!MockUtil.isMock(event)) {
+                event = spy(event);
+            }
+            mockInteraction(event);
+            return event;
         };
 
         return new SlashCommandInteractionEventBuilder(jda, mockOperator).setCommand(command)