diff --git a/scripts/build_trucking_campaigns.py b/scripts/build_trucking_campaigns.py
index 043166e..d3de8da 100644
--- a/scripts/build_trucking_campaigns.py
+++ b/scripts/build_trucking_campaigns.py
@@ -263,13 +263,19 @@ def create_and_schedule_campaign(
     return cid
 
 
-def send_test(base: dict, campaign_id: int, sample_row: tuple, label: str, tz: str) -> None:
+def send_test(base: dict, campaign_id: int, sample_row: tuple, label: str, tz: str,
+              campaign_type: str) -> None:
     """Send one test email so the owner can approve before the real blast goes out."""
     dot, email, name, state = sample_row
     body = base["body"]
     body = body.replace("{{ .Subscriber.Attribs.company }}", name or "Sample Carrier LLC")
     body = body.replace("{{ .Subscriber.Attribs.dot_number }}", dot or "0000000")
     body = body.replace("{{ .Subscriber.Attribs.state }}", state or "TX")
+    # Real subscribers get a populated lp_link attrib; the test send must mirror
+    # that or the CTA button (e.g. "Check My Emissions Status") renders as a bare
+    # "?dot=..." that links to nowhere. Build the same link the audience gets.
+    body = body.replace("{{ .Subscriber.Attribs.lp_link }}",
+                        build_lp_link(campaign_type, state))
     # NOTE: leave {{ UnsubscribeURL }} alone — Listmonk renders it into a real,
     # working per-subscriber unsubscribe link (even on test sends). Overwriting it
     # produced a dead /unsubscribe link with no subscriber identity.
@@ -474,7 +480,7 @@ def run(send_date: date, dry_run: bool = False, preview: bool = False,
                      "draft/preview" if preview else f"scheduled {send_at.isoformat()}")
 
             # Send a test to the owner so they can spot-check the rendered email
-            send_test(base, cid, rows[0], label, tz)
+            send_test(base, cid, rows[0], label, tz, campaign_type)
 
             # Mark carriers as sent only on a real run
             if not preview: