diff --git a/infra/staging/smoke_suite.sh b/infra/staging/smoke_suite.sh
index 11d7c36..debd645 100755
--- a/infra/staging/smoke_suite.sh
+++ b/infra/staging/smoke_suite.sh
@@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ PY
 echo "[smoke] healthz check: ${BASE_URL}/healthz"
 curl -fsS "${BASE_URL}/healthz" >/dev/null || { SMOKE_FAIL_MESSAGE="healthz check failed" fail "healthz check failed"; }
 
+echo "[smoke] migration consistency check"
+(
+  cd "${APP_DIR}"
+  .venv/bin/python manage.py migrate --check --noinput
+) || { SMOKE_FAIL_MESSAGE="schema drift: unapplied migrations in staging" fail "schema drift: unapplied migrations in staging"; }
+
 echo "[smoke] gameplay flow via management command"
 (
   cd "${APP_DIR}"
diff --git a/lobby/management/commands/smoke_staging.py b/lobby/management/commands/smoke_staging.py
index c672028..d2aff7f 100644
--- a/lobby/management/commands/smoke_staging.py
+++ b/lobby/management/commands/smoke_staging.py
@@ -72,7 +72,13 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             nick = player["nickname"]
             lie_res = Client().post(
                 f"/lobby/sessions/{code}/questions/{round_question_id}/lies/submit",
-                data=json.dumps({"player_id": player["id"], "text": f"Lie from {nick}"}),
+                data=json.dumps(
+                    {
+                        "player_id": player["id"],
+                        "session_token": player["session_token"],
+                        "text": f"Lie from {nick}",
+                    }
+                ),
                 content_type="application/json",
             )
             if lie_res.status_code != 201:
@@ -94,7 +100,13 @@ class Command(BaseCommand):
             selected = next((a for a in answers if a.get("player_id") != player["id"]), answers[0])
             guess_res = Client().post(
                 f"/lobby/sessions/{code}/questions/{round_question_id}/guesses/submit",
-                data=json.dumps({"player_id": player["id"], "selected_text": selected["text"]}),
+                data=json.dumps(
+                    {
+                        "player_id": player["id"],
+                        "session_token": player["session_token"],
+                        "selected_text": selected["text"],
+                    }
+                ),
                 content_type="application/json",
             )
             if guess_res.status_code != 201:
diff --git a/lobby/tests.py b/lobby/tests.py
index c2f642b..6516313 100644
--- a/lobby/tests.py
+++ b/lobby/tests.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from datetime import timedelta
 
 from django.contrib.auth import get_user_model
+from django.core.management import call_command
 from django.test import TestCase
 from django.urls import reverse
 from django.utils import timezone
@@ -925,3 +926,12 @@ class SessionDetailRoundQuestionTests(TestCase):
         payload = response.json()
         self.assertEqual(payload["round_question"]["id"], round_question.id)
         self.assertEqual(payload["round_question"]["prompt"], self.question.prompt)
+
+
+class SmokeStagingCommandTests(TestCase):
+    def test_smoke_staging_command_runs_full_flow(self):
+        call_command("smoke_staging")
+
+        session = GameSession.objects.latest("created_at")
+        self.assertEqual(session.status, GameSession.Status.FINISHED)
+        self.assertEqual(Player.objects.filter(session=session).count(), 3)