diff --git a/crates/notebook/src/background.rs b/crates/notebook/src/background.rs
index f0e57294928e541930e8aabcfdf7b62619ff733d..c856043c4a9fd0c94d2c0ebbd83e163368a20701 100644
--- a/crates/notebook/src/background.rs
+++ b/crates/notebook/src/background.rs
@@ -1518,6 +1518,7 @@ mod tests {
                 },
             )
             .unwrap();
+        section.written().unwrap();
         let pending = section.pending().unwrap();
         assert_eq!(pending.len(), 1);
         let status = background.status().remove(0).1;