diff --git a/packages/mini/mini.mjs b/packages/mini/mini.mjs
index 8e5f2f33..648499e6 100644
--- a/packages/mini/mini.mjs
+++ b/packages/mini/mini.mjs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under th
 import * as krill from './krill-parser.js';
 import * as strudel from '@strudel.cycles/core';
 
-const randOffset = 0.0002;
+const randOffset = 0.0003;
 
 const applyOptions = (parent, code) => (pat, i) => {
   const ast = parent.source_[i];
diff --git a/packages/mini/test/mini.test.mjs b/packages/mini/test/mini.test.mjs
index 71b88855..70577ab0 100644
--- a/packages/mini/test/mini.test.mjs
+++ b/packages/mini/test/mini.test.mjs
@@ -140,8 +140,20 @@ describe('mini', () => {
     expect(haps.length < 230).toBe(true);
     // 'Had too many cycles remaining after degradeBy 0.8');
   });
-  it('supports lists', () => {
-    expect(minV('a:b c:d:[e:f] g')).toEqual([['a', 'b'], ['c', 'd', ['e', 'f']], 'g']);
+  it('supports multiple independent uses of the random choice operator ("|")', () => {
+    const numCycles = 1000;
+    const values = mini('[a|b] [a|b]')
+      .queryArc(0, numCycles)
+      .map((e) => e.value);
+    const observed = { aa: 0, ab: 0, ba: 0, bb: 0 };
+    for (let i = 0; i < values.length; i += 2) {
+      const chunk = values.slice(i, i + 2);
+      observed[chunk.join('')]++;
+    }
+    for (const count of Object.values(observed)) {
+      // Should fall within 99% confidence interval for binomial with p=0.25.
+      expect(215 <= count && count <= 286).toBe(true);
+    }
   });
   it('supports the random choice operator ("|") with nesting', () => {
     const numCycles = 900;
@@ -169,4 +181,7 @@ describe('mini', () => {
     //  PRNG, this test should succeed
     expect(chisq <= 15.086).toBe(true);
   });
+  it('supports lists', () => {
+    expect(minV('a:b c:d:[e:f] g')).toEqual([['a', 'b'], ['c', 'd', ['e', 'f']], 'g']);
+  });
 });