diff --git a/ssh/tailssh/tailssh_test.go b/ssh/tailssh/tailssh_test.go
index b3f9bc43c..d9bae13a7 100644
--- a/ssh/tailssh/tailssh_test.go
+++ b/ssh/tailssh/tailssh_test.go
@@ -821,7 +821,7 @@ func TestSSHAuthFlow(t *testing.T) {
 func TestSSH(t *testing.T) {
 	var logf logger.Logf = t.Logf
 	sys := &tsd.System{}
-	eng, err := wgengine.NewFakeUserspaceEngine(logf, sys.Set)
+	eng, err := wgengine.NewFakeUserspaceEngine(logf, sys.Set, sys.HealthTracker())
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}
diff --git a/wgengine/userspace.go b/wgengine/userspace.go
index b7fa9d02e..4da7f2b5c 100644
--- a/wgengine/userspace.go
+++ b/wgengine/userspace.go
@@ -244,6 +244,8 @@ func NewFakeUserspaceEngine(logf logger.Logf, opts ...any) (Engine, error) {
 			conf.SetSubsystem = v
 		case *controlknobs.Knobs:
 			conf.ControlKnobs = v
+		case *health.Tracker:
+			conf.HealthTracker = v
 		default:
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("unknown option type %T", v)
 		}