diff --git a/src/SIL.Harmony.Tests/DataModelSimpleChanges.cs b/src/SIL.Harmony.Tests/DataModelSimpleChanges.cs
index f909da6..661b8fd 100644
--- a/src/SIL.Harmony.Tests/DataModelSimpleChanges.cs
+++ b/src/SIL.Harmony.Tests/DataModelSimpleChanges.cs
@@ -209,6 +209,7 @@ public async Task ChangesToSnapshotsAreNotSaved()
         await WriteNextChange(SetWord(_entity1Id, "test-value"));
         var word = await DataModel.GetLatest<Word>(_entity1Id);
         word!.Text.Should().Be("test-value");
+        word.Note.Should().BeNull();
         
         //change made outside the model, should not be saved when writing the next change
         word.Note = "a note";