diff --git a/internal/web/uploads_nav_test.go b/internal/web/uploads_nav_test.go
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+package web_test
+
+// /uploads was mounted but nothing linked to it (#37). The shared Layout has no access to
+// the App, so the entry point is the home list, shown only when uploads are mounted.
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestHomeList_LinksToRecordingsOnlyWhenUploadsAreMounted(t *testing.T) {
+	with, _ := newUploadApp(t, audioOK, 200<<20)
+	without := newApp(t)
+
+	assert.Contains(t, body(t, do(t, with, get("/"))), `href="/uploads"`)
+	assert.NotContains(t, body(t, do(t, without, get("/"))), `href="/uploads"`,
+		"a link to a route that is not mounted would be a dead end")
+}