From 12dcd5fd89d551626dd87c24bf0a976eabd0e37c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Derk-Jan Karrenbeld <derk-jan+github@karrenbeld.info>
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2025 15:48:13 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 1/2] This probably fixes the random overrides

---
 .../concept/captains-log/captains-log.spec.js | 19 ++++++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/exercises/concept/captains-log/captains-log.spec.js b/exercises/concept/captains-log/captains-log.spec.js
index 5cfd79d0bb..dee5246993 100644
--- a/exercises/concept/captains-log/captains-log.spec.js
+++ b/exercises/concept/captains-log/captains-log.spec.js
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { describe, expect, test } from '@jest/globals';
+import { describe, expect, test, beforeEach, afterEach } from '@jest/globals';
 import {
   randomShipRegistryNumber,
   randomStardate,
@@ -33,24 +33,33 @@ function loadDie(...values) {
 }
 
 describe('randomStardate', () => {
-  test('stardate is between 41000 and 42000', () => {
+  let restore;
+
+  beforeEach(() => {
     const min = 0;
     const max = 1 - Number.EPSILON * 32;
 
     // prettier-ignore
-    const restore = loadDie(
+    restore = loadDie(
       min, min, min, min, min, min,
       max, max, max, max, max, max,
       0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5, 0.5
     );
+  });
+
+  afterEach(() => {
+    if (restore) {
+      restore();
+      restore = undefined;
+    }
+  });
 
+  test('stardate is between 41000 and 42000', () => {
     for (let i = 0; i < 10_000; i++) {
       const starDate = randomStardate();
       expect(starDate).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(41_000);
       expect(starDate).toBeLessThan(42_000);
     }
-
-    restore();
   });
 });
 

From 26d9387f4cf6face96a52ab41f79522afc52ba99 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Derk-Jan Karrenbeld <derk-jan+github@karrenbeld.info>
Date: Sun, 27 Jul 2025 15:57:38 +0200
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Force implementation to work with loadDie

---
 exercises/concept/captains-log/.docs/instructions.md | 6 ++++++
 exercises/concept/captains-log/captains-log.spec.js  | 2 +-
 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/exercises/concept/captains-log/.docs/instructions.md b/exercises/concept/captains-log/.docs/instructions.md
index 5b8b2a8d61..c774bc04aa 100644
--- a/exercises/concept/captains-log/.docs/instructions.md
+++ b/exercises/concept/captains-log/.docs/instructions.md
@@ -36,6 +36,12 @@ randomStardate();
 // => 41458.15721310934
 ```
 
+<!-- prettier-ignore -->
+~~~exercism/caution
+It is expected that the smallest random number (0) results in the smallest random stardate (41000.0) and
+the largest random number (just under 1) results in the largest random stardate (41999.999...).
+~~~
+
 ## 3. Generate a random planet
 
 The Starship Enterprise encounters many planets in its travels.
diff --git a/exercises/concept/captains-log/captains-log.spec.js b/exercises/concept/captains-log/captains-log.spec.js
index dee5246993..52350d56c7 100644
--- a/exercises/concept/captains-log/captains-log.spec.js
+++ b/exercises/concept/captains-log/captains-log.spec.js
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe('randomShipRegistryNumber', () => {
     }
   });
 
-  test('returns a random registry number', () => {
+  test('is a random registry number', () => {
     expect(randomShipRegistryNumber()).not.toEqual(randomShipRegistryNumber());
   });
 });