diff --git a/ingestion/internal/pipeline/root_test.go b/ingestion/internal/pipeline/root_test.go
index f5ca876..b9f7b6c 100644
--- a/ingestion/internal/pipeline/root_test.go
+++ b/ingestion/internal/pipeline/root_test.go
@@ -162,6 +162,6 @@ func TestBackfillRefsDoesNotCopyAPageSwappedInBehindASymlink(t *testing.T) {
 		return string(b)
 	}
 	require.NoError(t, os.WriteFile(page, []byte(inside), 0o644))
-	require.Contains(t, read(), "zqinside", "positive control: the regular page gets the ref")
+	require.Contains(t, read(), "[[s|S]]", "positive control: the regular page gets the source ref")
 	brainfstest.AssertNoLeakFrom(t, page, inside, target, 3*time.Second, read)
 }