diff --git a/crates/notebook/tests/session.rs b/crates/notebook/tests/session.rs
index 316d3c3ecee86f7e25c2ef602294897208f235e8..46da7c75f7d164db1e77c26badd724ff74e657aa 100644
--- a/crates/notebook/tests/session.rs
+++ b/crates/notebook/tests/session.rs
@@ -837,27 +837,16 @@ fn an_uncertain_attempt_is_released_after_restart_by_review() {
         let mut faulty = server::Server::new(&source);
         faulty.fault = server::Fault::UnknownBefore;
         assert!(replica.sync_once(&mut faulty).is_err());
+        let attempted = replica.status(id).unwrap();
         assert!(matches!(
-            replica.status(id).unwrap(),
+            attempted,
             Some(EditStatus::AwaitingConfirmation { .. })
         ));
         drop(replica);
 
-        let notified = Arc::new(AtomicUsize::new(0));
-        let counter = Arc::clone(&notified);
-        let section = Section::resume(
-            &file,
-            notebook::Replica::open(&cache).unwrap(),
-            false,
-            move || {
-                counter.fetch_add(1, Ordering::SeqCst);
-            },
-        )
-        .unwrap();
-        wait(
-            &section,
-            |event| matches!(event, Event::Attempt { id: n, status: EditStatus::AwaitingConfirmation { .. } } if *n == id),
-        );
+        let section =
+            Section::resume(&file, notebook::Replica::open(&cache).unwrap(), true, || {}).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(section.status(id).unwrap(), attempted);
         assert_eq!(
             section
                 .pending()
@@ -872,6 +861,7 @@ fn an_uncertain_attempt_is_released_after_restart_by_review() {
         if continued {
             section.release(id, &archive, Resolution::Mine).unwrap();
             assert_eq!(section.status(id).unwrap(), Some(EditStatus::Pending));
+            section.set_offline(false);
             published(&section, id);
             assert_same(stored_page(&file, space), &local);
         } else {
@@ -887,10 +877,7 @@ fn an_uncertain_attempt_is_released_after_restart_by_review() {
         }
         let recovery = Recovery::open(&archive).unwrap();
         assert_eq!(recovery.pending().unwrap().len(), 1);
-        assert!(matches!(
-            recovery.status(id).unwrap(),
-            Some(EditStatus::AwaitingConfirmation { .. })
-        ));
+        assert_eq!(recovery.status(id).unwrap(), attempted);
         assert!(section.pending().unwrap().is_empty());
         assert!(
             section