diff --git a/code/tests/_game_test.dm b/code/tests/_game_test.dm
index a7853c1d277b..24a5d2a32e9c 100644
--- a/code/tests/_game_test.dm
+++ b/code/tests/_game_test.dm
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ GLOBAL_LIST_EMPTY(game_test_chats)
 
 #define TEST_ASSERT_ANY_CHATLOG(puppet, text) if(!puppet.any_chatlog_has_text(text))  { return Fail("Expected `[text]` in any chatlog but got [jointext(puppet.get_chatlogs(), "\n")]", __FILE__, __LINE__) }
 
+#define TEST_ASSERT_NOT_CHATLOG(puppet, text) if(puppet.any_chatlog_has_text(text))  { return Fail("Didn't expect `[text]` in any chatlog but got [jointext(puppet.get_chatlogs(), "\n")]", __FILE__, __LINE__) }
+
 /// Asserts that the two parameters passed are equal, fails otherwise
 /// Optionally allows an additional message in the case of a failure
 #define TEST_ASSERT_EQUAL(a, b, message) do { \
diff --git a/code/tests/_game_test_puppeteer.dm b/code/tests/_game_test_puppeteer.dm
index 525b3c7991dd..9074310ee69f 100644
--- a/code/tests/_game_test_puppeteer.dm
+++ b/code/tests/_game_test_puppeteer.dm
@@ -48,6 +48,16 @@
 
 	origin_test.Fail("could not spawn obj [obj_type] near [src]")
 
+/datum/test_puppeteer/proc/use_item_in_hand()
+	var/obj/item/item = puppet.get_active_hand()
+	if(!item)
+		return
+
+	item.activate_self(puppet)
+	puppet.next_click = world.time
+	puppet.next_move = world.time
+	return TRUE
+
 /datum/test_puppeteer/proc/click_on(target, params)
 	var/datum/test_puppeteer/puppet_target = target
 	if(istype(puppet_target))