diff --git a/addons/gut/input_sender.gd b/addons/gut/input_sender.gd
index 26b666d..9702e09 100644
--- a/addons/gut/input_sender.gd
+++ b/addons/gut/input_sender.gd
@@ -277,6 +277,11 @@ func _send_event(event):
 	for r in _receivers:
 		if(r == Input):
 			Input.parse_input_event(event)
+			if(event is InputEventAction):
+				if(event.pressed):
+					Input.action_press(event.action)
+				else:
+					Input.action_release(event.action)
 			if(_auto_flush_input):
 				Input.flush_buffered_events()
 		else:
diff --git a/player.gd b/player.gd
index 2c05371..d45222b 100644
--- a/player.gd
+++ b/player.gd
@@ -48,4 +48,4 @@ func _on_body_entered(body):
 	hide() # Player disappears after being hit.
 	hit.emit()
 	# Must be deferred as we can't change physics properties on a physics callback.
-	$CollisionShape2D.set_deferred("disabled", true)		
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+	$CollisionShape2D.set_deferred("disabled", true)
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diff --git a/test/unit/test_player.gd b/test/unit/test_player.gd
index 8af0ce3..38ca43d 100644
--- a/test/unit/test_player.gd
+++ b/test/unit/test_player.gd
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ extends GutTest
 
 var Player: PackedScene = load('res://player.tscn')
 
-var _sender = InputSender.new()
+var _sender = InputSender.new(Input)
 
 func after_each():
 	_sender.release_all()
@@ -10,11 +10,19 @@ func after_each():
 
 func test_move_right_adds_positive_x_velocity():
 	var player = add_child_autofree(Player.instantiate())
-	# todo: find out why it only works when setting the position here, 0,0 does not work
-	player.position = Vector2(1, 1)
+	var previous_x: float = player.position.x
 
 	_sender.action_down("move_right").wait_frames(1)
 	await(_sender.idle)
 	
-	assert_gt(player.position.x, 0.0, "Player should move right")
-	
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+	assert_gt(player.position.x, previous_x, "Player should move right")
+	
+#func test_move_left_adds_negative_x_velocity():
+#	var player = add_child_autofree(Player.instantiate())
+#	player.position = Vector2(1, 1)
+#
+#	_sender.action_down("move_left").wait_frames(1)
+#	await(_sender.idle)
+#	
+#	assert_lt(player.position.x, 0.0, "Player should move left")
+