diff --git a/packages/plugins/plugin-approvals/src/approval-revise.test.ts b/packages/plugins/plugin-approvals/src/approval-revise.test.ts
index e0a7dc8da8..7f0cdf6518 100644
--- a/packages/plugins/plugin-approvals/src/approval-revise.test.ts
+++ b/packages/plugins/plugin-approvals/src/approval-revise.test.ts
@@ -482,8 +482,13 @@ describe('Send back for revision (ADR-0044)', () => {
     it('reverse check (tenant admin): admitted on `pending` too — the narrowing is about status, not posture', async () => {
       const { req, editAttempt } = await pendingRequest();
       await expect(editAttempt()).rejects.toThrow(/RECORD_LOCKED/);   // pending → locked
+      // The viewer flag the gate agrees with, read by the tenant admin itself.
+      const seen = await service.getRequest(req.id, TENANT_ADMIN);
+      expect(seen!.viewer!.can_override).toBe(true);
+
       const out = await service.recall(req.id, { actorId: 'org_owner' }, TENANT_ADMIN);
       expect(out.request.status).toBe('recalled');
+      expect(out.resumed).toBe(true);                                   // resumed down the reject branch
       expect(await actionsOf(req.id)).toContain('recall');
       await expect(editAttempt()).resolves.toBeUndefined();            // the #3424 release still happens
     });