diff --git a/tests/control_plane/test_context_first_read.py b/tests/control_plane/test_context_first_read.py
index d457584425..810f1554d5 100644
--- a/tests/control_plane/test_context_first_read.py
+++ b/tests/control_plane/test_context_first_read.py
@@ -211,7 +211,8 @@ def test_initial_read_uses_current_navigation_without_hiding_peer_constraints(tm
     outcomes = before["interaction_contract"]["agent_channel"]["work_context"]["sources"][0]["content"]["goal_acceptance_contract"]["outcome_requirements"]["outcomes"]
     assert values[prefix + "/0"] == outcomes[0]
     assert values[prefix + "/1"] == outcomes[1]  # Shared work crosses Agent ownership.
-    assert prefix + "/0/id" not in values  # Do not repeat a delivered parent.
+    pointers = {row["pointer"] for row in json.loads(page["content"])["selections"]}
+    assert prefix + "/0/id" not in pointers  # Do not repeat a delivered parent.
     assert values[prefix + "/2/id"] == "independent"
     assert outcomes[2]["requirements"][0]["description"] not in page["content"]
     detail = read_context_capture(Namespace(capture_file=view["recovery"]["path"],