diff --git a/modules/mesh-delivery-checker/manifest_test.go b/modules/mesh-delivery-checker/manifest_test.go
index df61846..7d995a3 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-delivery-checker/manifest_test.go
+++ b/modules/mesh-delivery-checker/manifest_test.go
@@ -187,8 +187,12 @@ func TestManifestProcess(t *testing.T) { // 1678/AC1
 	if _, bus := p["bus"]; bus {
 		t.Errorf("the process declares a bus: it runs on its own broker credential")
 	}
-	if len(m.Build.Artifacts) != 2 {
-		t.Fatalf("artifacts = %+v, want the program and the tools", m.Build.Artifacts)
+	// The settings template is packed as the files archive (novox/hq ADR 0349 §2), or the indexer's judge refuses it.
+	if len(m.Build.Artifacts) != 3 {
+		t.Fatalf("artifacts = %+v, want the program, the tools and the files archive", m.Build.Artifacts)
+	}
+	if a := m.Build.Artifacts[2]; a.Name != "files" || a.Kind != "archive" || a.From != "files" {
+		t.Errorf("files artifact = %+v, want an archive from files/", a)
 	}
 	if a := m.Build.Artifacts[1]; a.Name != "tools" || a.Kind != "bundle" || a.Language != "go" || a.Binary != "mesh-delivery-checker-tools" ||
 		!reflect.DeepEqual(a.Loads, []string{"mesh-delivery-checker-tools"}) {
diff --git a/modules/mesh-delivery-checker/module.json b/modules/mesh-delivery-checker/module.json
index 23247f5..767884c 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-delivery-checker/module.json
+++ b/modules/mesh-delivery-checker/module.json
@@ -149,6 +149,11 @@
         "loads": [
           "mesh-delivery-checker-tools"
         ]
+      },
+      {
+        "name": "files",
+        "kind": "archive",
+        "from": "files"
       }
     ]
   }