diff --git a/packages/cli/test/demo/mailboxes-are-symmetric.js b/packages/cli/test/demo/mailboxes-are-symmetric.js
index 40e76b8ab2..5bfa044194 100644
--- a/packages/cli/test/demo/mailboxes-are-symmetric.js
+++ b/packages/cli/test/demo/mailboxes-are-symmetric.js
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ export const section = async (execa, testLine) => {
     execa`endo send HOST --as alice-agent ${'This is the @doubler you sent me.'}`,
   );
   await testLine(execa`endo inbox`, {
-    stdout: /"alice" sent "This is the @doubler you sent me\."/,
+    stdout: /3\. "alice" sent "This is the @doubler you sent me\."/,
+  });
+  await testLine(execa`endo adopt 3 doubler doubler-from-alice`);
+  await testLine(execa`endo dismiss 3`);
+  await testLine(execa`endo inbox`, {
+    stdout: /^(?!3\. "alice" sent "This is the @doubler you sent me\.").*/,
   });
 };