diff --git a/SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint/Services/DevAlwaysValidSteamServer.cs b/SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint/Services/DevAlwaysValidSteamServer.cs
index 5b3ae5c..a3a30ca 100644
--- a/SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint/Services/DevAlwaysValidSteamServer.cs
+++ b/SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint/Services/DevAlwaysValidSteamServer.cs
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ public sealed class DevAlwaysValidSteamServer : ISteamServer
     {
         _logger.LogWarning(
             "DEV Steam bypass: accepting ticket for steamId {SteamId} WITHOUT validation (ticketLen={Len}).",
-            steamId, ticket?.Length ?? 0);
+            steamId, ticket.Length);
         return true;
     }
 
diff --git a/SVSim.UnitTests/Services/DevAlwaysValidSteamServerTests.cs b/SVSim.UnitTests/Services/DevAlwaysValidSteamServerTests.cs
index fea69f6..d6478b3 100644
--- a/SVSim.UnitTests/Services/DevAlwaysValidSteamServerTests.cs
+++ b/SVSim.UnitTests/Services/DevAlwaysValidSteamServerTests.cs
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ using SVSim.EmulatedEntrypoint.Services;
 
 namespace SVSim.UnitTests.Services;
 
+/// <summary>Covers the always-accept contract and no-throw stubs of the Dev-only ISteamServer bypass.</summary>
 [TestFixture]
 public class DevAlwaysValidSteamServerTests
 {