diff --git a/apps/api/tests/test_cd_known_hosts_recovery_gate.py b/apps/api/tests/test_cd_known_hosts_recovery_gate.py
index c408fcc67..a6859f2ce 100644
--- a/apps/api/tests/test_cd_known_hosts_recovery_gate.py
+++ b/apps/api/tests/test_cd_known_hosts_recovery_gate.py
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ def test_cd_known_hosts_gate_retries_and_verifies_preserved_secret() -> None:
 
     assert "for scan_attempt in 1 2 3" in gate
     assert 'sleep "\\$scan_attempt"' in gate
-    assert "existing ssh-mcp-key verified 5/5 and preserved" in gate
+    assert "existing ssh-mcp-key verified 6/6 and preserved" in gate
     assert "EXISTING_PRESENT=\\$((EXISTING_PRESENT + 1))" in gate
     assert 'if [ "\\$EXISTING_PRESENT" -eq "\\$EXPECTED_HOSTS" ]' in gate
     assert 'rm -f "\\$EXISTING_KNOWN_HOSTS"' in gate