diff --git a/test/labels-reconcile.test.sh b/test/labels-reconcile.test.sh
index 25620f8..aaf18e8 100755
--- a/test/labels-reconcile.test.sh
+++ b/test/labels-reconcile.test.sh
@@ -1641,8 +1641,9 @@ expect "...naming the attempt that did not happen" \
 
 # Drive the ingestion expression through main(), independently of
 # bot_verdict (#235). Capturing REVIEWS_JSON at the outstanding_requests
-# boundary proves REQUEST_REVIEW never reaches the grader; the APPROVED
-# control proves the filter did not simply discard every row.
+# boundary proves REQUEST_REVIEW never reaches the grader; the COMMENT and
+# APPROVED controls prove both gradeable Forgejo states and rows generally
+# survive the filter.
 review_filter_probe() {
   (
     REPO=owner/repo
@@ -1661,6 +1662,7 @@ review_filter_probe() {
         *repos/owner/repo/pulls/601/reviews*)
           jq -nc \
             '{user:{login:"fixture-bot-one"},state:"REQUEST_REVIEW",commit_id:"",submitted_at:"2026-08-22T00:46:05Z"},
+             {user:{login:"fixture-bot-three"},state:"COMMENT",commit_id:"head1",submitted_at:"2026-08-22T00:46:35Z"},
              {user:{login:"fixture-bot-two"},state:"APPROVED",commit_id:"head1",submitted_at:"2026-08-22T00:47:05Z"}' ;;
         */pulls/601)
           jq -n '{draft:true,user:{login:"fixture-builder"},head:{sha:"head1"},base:{sha:"base1"},
@@ -1678,7 +1680,7 @@ review_filter_probe() {
 }
 review_filter_probe
 expect "REQUEST_REVIEW is removed before REVIEWS_JSON reaches the grader" \
-  APPROVED "$(jq -r 'map(.state) | join(",")' "$RTMP/gradeable-reviews.json")"
+  COMMENT,APPROVED "$(jq -r 'map(.state) | join(",")' "$RTMP/gradeable-reviews.json")"
 
 # ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
 # outstanding_requests — the portable "who still owes a verdict" (#188 term 4)