diff --git a/modules/mesh-delivery-checker/internal/check/examiner_test.go b/modules/mesh-delivery-checker/internal/check/examiner_test.go
index e9f490d5..fca34153 100644
--- a/modules/mesh-delivery-checker/internal/check/examiner_test.go
+++ b/modules/mesh-delivery-checker/internal/check/examiner_test.go
@@ -1119,7 +1119,13 @@ func TestTheIndexersJudgeJudgesTheChangesManifests(t *testing.T) {
 		}
 		p.Modules = []string{"web"}
 		p.Fps = map[string]delivery.CandidateModule{"web": {FP2: "src2:" + strings.Repeat("f", 64), Manifest: web}}
-		v := b.judge(t, caseOf(t, p)).Verdict
+		cs := caseOf(t, p)
+		v := b.judge(t, cs).Verdict
+		if row.indexer == "ok" && !slices.ContainsFunc(cs.notes, func(n string) bool {
+			return strings.Contains(n, "the new indexer's manifest of web is accepted by the trunk's judge")
+		}) {
+			t.Errorf("%s: the case says %v, want the new indexer's manifest said accepted by the trunk's judge", row.name, cs.notes)
+		}
 		if row.ownJudge && (len(judged) != 2 || judged[0].Fetch["commit"] != head1 || judged[1].Fetch["commit"] != trunk) {
 			t.Fatalf("%s: judged %+v, want the head's judge and then the trunk's", row.name, judged)
 		}