diff --git a/modules/messenger/cmd/messenger/holder_test.go b/modules/messenger/cmd/messenger/holder_test.go
index 056e8354..eff5a92e 100644
--- a/modules/messenger/cmd/messenger/holder_test.go
+++ b/modules/messenger/cmd/messenger/holder_test.go
@@ -466,6 +466,9 @@ func TestAChannelThatCannotSendSaysSoAndIsTriedAgain(t *testing.T) {
 	if len(tg.sends) != 1 || h.Status("listening").Verdict != "ok" {
 		t.Fatalf("not retried: %d, %s", len(tg.sends), h.Status("listening").Verdict)
 	}
+	if p := h.Status("listening").StateProblem; p != "" {
+		t.Fatalf("a state write that succeeded again still says the old failure: %s", p)
+	}
 }
 
 func TestNothingConfiguredIsSaidInTheStatus(t *testing.T) {