diff --git a/test/multiverse/suites/view_component/Envfile b/test/multiverse/suites/view_component/Envfile
index a528030153..10100d9ee3 100644
--- a/test/multiverse/suites/view_component/Envfile
+++ b/test/multiverse/suites/view_component/Envfile
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@
 instrumentation_methods :chain, :prepend
 
 VIEW_COMPONENT_VERSIONS = [
-  [nil, 2.7]
+  [nil, 2.7],
+  ['2.53.0', 2.4]
 ]
 
 def gem_list(view_component_version = nil)
diff --git a/test/multiverse/suites/view_component/view_component_instrumentation_test.rb b/test/multiverse/suites/view_component/view_component_instrumentation_test.rb
index c35ce988ea..9805313f03 100644
--- a/test/multiverse/suites/view_component/view_component_instrumentation_test.rb
+++ b/test/multiverse/suites/view_component/view_component_instrumentation_test.rb
@@ -20,10 +20,16 @@ def index
   end
 end
 
+class DummyViewComponentInstrumentationClass
+  include NewRelic::Agent::Instrumentation::ViewComponent
+end
+
 class ViewComponentInstrumentationTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
   include MultiverseHelpers
   setup_and_teardown_agent
 
+  FAKE_CLASS = DummyViewComponentInstrumentationClass.new
+
   def test_metric_recorded
     get('/view_components')
 
@@ -37,4 +43,12 @@ def test_records_nothing_if_tracing_disabled
 
     assert_metrics_not_recorded('View/view_component/view_component_instrumentation_test.rb/ExampleComponent')
   end
+
+  def test_metric_path_falsey
+    assert(FAKE_CLASS.metric_path(nil), 'component')
+  end
+
+  def test_metric_path_unknown_file_pattern
+    assert(FAKE_CLASS.metric_path('nothing_to_see_here'), 'unknown')
+  end
 end