diff --git a/internal/catalogue/ssh_client_test.go b/internal/catalogue/ssh_client_test.go
index 06ef03ca..7ed6b215 100644
--- a/internal/catalogue/ssh_client_test.go
+++ b/internal/catalogue/ssh_client_test.go
@@ -11,9 +11,16 @@ import (
 // whole of ~/.ssh/config.d/00-mesh, every other node with its account. ~/.ssh and ~/.ssh/config.d
 // are created 0700 and owned by the account; the operator's own config below the region is kept.
 func TestSSHClientOwnsTheOperatorsSSHConfig(t *testing.T) {
-	shelf := shelf(catalogueManifest(t, "ssh-client"))
+	shelf := shelf(catalogueManifest(t, "ssh-client"), catalogueManifest(t, "gitea"))
+	// ssh-client requires forge-account since mesh-catalog #340 (novox/hq issue 955), answered by the forge's
+	// holder on another node; this test is about the operator's config, so the forge is offered from there
+	// (issue 985).
+	forge := World{Offered: map[string][]Provider{
+		"forge-account": {{Node: "marge", At: "marge.internal", Module: "gitea", Serves: map[string]any{
+			"ssh_host": "marge.internal", "ssh_port": 222, "known_host": "[marge.internal]:222 ssh-ed25519 AAAA",
+			"ssh_base": "ssh://git@marge.internal:222/", "https_base": "https://git.example.org/"}}}}}
 	got, err := Resolve(shelf, []string{"ssh-client"},
-		Node{Name: "homer", At: "homer.internal", Account: "jo", AccountHome: "/home/jo"}, World{})
+		Node{Name: "homer", At: "homer.internal", Account: "jo", AccountHome: "/home/jo"}, forge)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatal(err)
 	}