diff --git a/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/components/tasks/MobDodgeTask.java b/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/components/tasks/MobDodgeTask.java
index d7c1f546f..0f20e32dc 100644
--- a/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/components/tasks/MobDodgeTask.java
+++ b/source/core/src/main/com/csse3200/game/components/tasks/MobDodgeTask.java
@@ -49,7 +49,8 @@ public void start() {
     super.start();
     owner.getEntity().getEvents().trigger("wanderStart");
 
-    endTime = timeSource.getTime() + (1 * DELAY_INTERVAL);
+    // endTime = timeSource.getTime() + (1 * DELAY_INTERVAL);
+    endTime = timeSource.getTime();
   }
 
   /**
@@ -63,7 +64,6 @@ public void update() {
       owner.getEntity().getEvents().trigger("dodgeIncomingEntity", owner.getEntity().getCenterPosition());
       endTime = timeSource.getTime() + (1 * DELAY_INTERVAL);
     }
-
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/source/core/src/test/com/csse3200/game/components/DodgingComponentTest.java b/source/core/src/test/com/csse3200/game/components/DodgingComponentTest.java
index 63d813191..e50ff1257 100644
--- a/source/core/src/test/com/csse3200/game/components/DodgingComponentTest.java
+++ b/source/core/src/test/com/csse3200/game/components/DodgingComponentTest.java
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 package com.csse3200.game.components;
 
-import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
 import static org.junit.Assert.assertNotNull;
-import static org.mockito.Mockito.atLeastOnce;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.mock;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.verify;
 import static org.mockito.Mockito.when;
@@ -15,6 +13,7 @@
 import com.csse3200.game.ai.tasks.AITaskComponent;
 import com.csse3200.game.components.npc.DodgingComponent;
 import com.csse3200.game.components.tasks.MobDodgeTask;
+import com.csse3200.game.components.tasks.MobWanderTask;
 import com.csse3200.game.entities.Entity;
 import com.csse3200.game.entities.EntityService;
 import com.csse3200.game.entities.factories.NPCFactory;
@@ -35,13 +34,14 @@ public class DodgingComponentTest {
   Entity baseMob, baseProjectile;
   private static final float VALID_POSITION_Y = 4;
   private static final float VALID_POSITION_X = 7;
+  private static final float DEFAULT_RANGE_DETECTION = 1f;
+  MobWanderTask task;
 
   @BeforeEach
   public void setUp() {
     GameTime gameTime = mock(GameTime.class);
     when(gameTime.getDeltaTime()).thenReturn(0.02f);
     ServiceLocator.registerTimeSource(gameTime);
-
     ServiceLocator.registerPhysicsService(new PhysicsService());
 
     ServiceLocator.registerEntityService(new EntityService());
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@ public void setUp() {
     ResourceService resourceService = new ResourceService();
     ServiceLocator.registerResourceService(resourceService);
 
-    baseMob = createDodgeMob(VALID_POSITION_X, VALID_POSITION_Y);
-    baseProjectile = createProjectile(VALID_POSITION_X - 0.2f, VALID_POSITION_Y);
+    baseMob = createDodgeMob(VALID_POSITION_X, VALID_POSITION_Y, DEFAULT_RANGE_DETECTION, 1.75f);
+    task = new MobDodgeTask(new Vector2(2f, 2f), 2f, 5);
   }
 
   @Test
@@ -67,19 +67,34 @@ public void shouldNotBeNullTask() {
     assertNotNull("Mob dodging tasks should not be null", baseMob.getComponent(AITaskComponent.class));
   }
 
+  @Test
+  public void shouldInvokeDodgeEvent() {
+    EventListener1<Vector2> dodgeProj = mock(EventListener1.class);
+    baseMob.getComponent(AITaskComponent.class).addTask(task);
+    baseMob.getEvents().addListener(DodgingComponent.DODGE_EVENT, dodgeProj);
+    Vector2 mobPos = baseMob.getCenterPosition();
+    task.start();
+    Entity projectile = createProjectile(VALID_POSITION_X - (DEFAULT_RANGE_DETECTION / 2), VALID_POSITION_Y);
+
+    ServiceLocator.getPhysicsService().getPhysics().update();
+    ServiceLocator.getEntityService().update();
+    task.update();
+
+    verify(dodgeProj).handle(mobPos);
+  }
+
   Entity createDodgeMob(float posX, float posY) {
     Entity mob = NPCFactory.createRangedBaseNPC();
-    mob.getComponent(AITaskComponent.class).addTask(new MobDodgeTask(new Vector2(2f, 2f), 2f, 5));
     mob.addComponent(new CombatStatsComponent(10, 10));
     mob.addComponent(new DodgingComponent(PhysicsLayer.PROJECTILE));
-    mob.setPosition(posX, posY);
 
+    ServiceLocator.getEntityService().register(mob);
+    mob.setPosition(posX, posY);
     return mob;
   }
 
   Entity createDodgeMob(float posX, float posY, float rangeDetection, float dodgeSpeed) {
     Entity mob = NPCFactory.createRangedBaseNPC();
-    mob.getComponent(AITaskComponent.class).addTask(new MobDodgeTask(new Vector2(2f, 2f), 2f, 5));
     mob.addComponent(new CombatStatsComponent(10, 10));
     mob.addComponent(new DodgingComponent(PhysicsLayer.PROJECTILE, rangeDetection, dodgeSpeed));