diff --git a/python_modules/dagster/dagster_tests/daemon_tests/test_backfill.py b/python_modules/dagster/dagster_tests/daemon_tests/test_backfill.py
index 044a560ff4bc4..4815314534e8a 100644
--- a/python_modules/dagster/dagster_tests/daemon_tests/test_backfill.py
+++ b/python_modules/dagster/dagster_tests/daemon_tests/test_backfill.py
@@ -3122,6 +3122,8 @@ def test_asset_backfill_retries_make_downstreams_runnable(
     list(execute_backfill_iteration(workspace_context, get_default_daemon_logger("BackfillDaemon")))
     assert instance.get_runs_count() == 1
     backfill = instance.get_backfill(backfill_id)
+    assert backfill
+    assert backfill.asset_backfill_data
     assert (
         backfill.asset_backfill_data.materialized_subset.num_partitions_and_non_partitioned_assets
         == 0