diff --git a/frontend/src/ts/test/test-logic.ts b/frontend/src/ts/test/test-logic.ts
index f17b3df18..d36bc5ecf 100644
--- a/frontend/src/ts/test/test-logic.ts
+++ b/frontend/src/ts/test/test-logic.ts
@@ -897,7 +897,14 @@ export async function finish(difficultyFailed = false): Promise<void> {
   let tooShort = false;
   //fail checks
   const dateDur = (TestStats.end3 - TestStats.start3) / 1000;
-  if (ce.testDuration < dateDur - 0.05 || ce.testDuration > dateDur + 0.05) {
+  if (
+    Config.mode !== "zen" &&
+    !TestState.bailedOut &&
+    (ce.testDuration < dateDur - 0.05 || ce.testDuration > dateDur + 0.05)
+  ) {
+    //dont bother checking this for zen mode or bailed out tests because
+    //the duration might be modified to remove trailing afk time
+    //its also not a big deal if the duration is off in those tests
     Notifications.add("Test invalid - inconsistent test duration", 0);
     TestStats.setInvalid();
     dontSave = true;