diff --git a/ingestion/internal/symlinkguard/special_test.go b/ingestion/internal/symlinkguard/special_test.go
index f592ff4..24ad902 100644
--- a/ingestion/internal/symlinkguard/special_test.go
+++ b/ingestion/internal/symlinkguard/special_test.go
@@ -98,4 +98,7 @@ func TestWatchReportsASpecialFileItCannotRemove(t *testing.T) {
 	defer n.mu.Unlock()
 	assert.Contains(t, n.msgs[0], "ro/f.md")
 	assert.Contains(t, n.msgs[0], "special file")
+	for _, m := range n.msgs {
+		assert.NotContains(t, m, "removed", "a file it could not remove was reported as removed")
+	}
 }