diff --git a/crates/oa-desktop/src/app/process_removal/tests.rs b/crates/oa-desktop/src/app/process_removal/tests.rs
index b6fb966b..f602bca7 100644
--- a/crates/oa-desktop/src/app/process_removal/tests.rs
+++ b/crates/oa-desktop/src/app/process_removal/tests.rs
@@ -68,8 +68,12 @@ fn native() -> App {
     let owner = alias(document.project(), "assessment");
     let mut app = open_project(document.project().clone(), owner);
     app.document = document;
+    // Replace the generated split workspace just as open_source_project does.
+    // sync preserves discovered files and is not a new-document initializer.
+    app.source_workspace = Workspace::new(app.document.bundle(), true);
     app.sync();
     app.reconcile_multiselect();
+    assert_eq!(app.source_workspace.bundle(), native_bundle(BASELINE));
     app
 }
 fn alias(project: &Project, name: &str) -> Id {