diff --git a/tests/test_brief_11b_step2_verb_classification.py b/tests/test_brief_11b_step2_verb_classification.py
index 33f5fd8f..9b5131d0 100644
--- a/tests/test_brief_11b_step2_verb_classification.py
+++ b/tests/test_brief_11b_step2_verb_classification.py
@@ -44,6 +44,11 @@ EXPECTED_FILLER_CASES = frozenset(
     {
         "gsm8k-train-sample-v1-0002",
         "gsm8k-train-sample-v1-0016",
+        # 0021 joined the set as the auditor's verb classification evolved; it
+        # refuses with rows[0]=pre_frame_filler_sentence and still refuses after
+        # the filler sentence is elided (zero-lift holds — verified by the
+        # parametrized test_post_skip_simulation_still_refuses).
+        "gsm8k-train-sample-v1-0021",
         "gsm8k-train-sample-v1-0025",
         "gsm8k-train-sample-v1-0028",
         "gsm8k-train-sample-v1-0030",
@@ -64,6 +69,10 @@ EXPECTED_POST_SKIP = {
         "unresolved_pronoun",
         "pronoun_resolution",
     ),
+    "gsm8k-train-sample-v1-0021": (
+        "unknown_word",
+        "lexicon_entry",
+    ),
     "gsm8k-train-sample-v1-0025": (
         "unknown_word",
         "lexicon_entry",
diff --git a/tests/test_cli_test_suites.py b/tests/test_cli_test_suites.py
index 58828b9f..ae6a8dbc 100644
--- a/tests/test_cli_test_suites.py
+++ b/tests/test_cli_test_suites.py
@@ -73,12 +73,15 @@ def test_core_test_suite_accepts_pytest_flags_without_separator(monkeypatch) ->
     rc = cli.main(["test", "--suite", "packs", "-q"])
 
     assert rc == 0
+    # Assert against the live suite definition rather than re-hardcoding the
+    # (growing) packs file list: the contract under test is that a curated
+    # suite expands to its files followed by the forwarded "-q", with no "--"
+    # separator needed.
     assert calls[0] == (
         cli.sys.executable,
         "-m",
         "pytest",
-        "tests/test_core_semantic_seed_pack.py",
-        "tests/test_adr_0127_pack_ratification.py",
+        *cli._TEST_SUITES["packs"],
         "-q",
     )
 
diff --git a/tests/test_recognizer_registry.py b/tests/test_recognizer_registry.py
index 90248781..6645c28f 100644
--- a/tests/test_recognizer_registry.py
+++ b/tests/test_recognizer_registry.py
@@ -287,7 +287,11 @@ def test_live_proposal_log_has_phase_c_proposals() -> None:
         f"expected {len(PHASE_C_PROPOSAL_IDS)} accepted Phase C proposals, "
         f"got {accepted_count}: {[(pid[:12], state[pid]['state']) for pid in PHASE_C_PROPOSAL_IDS]}"
     )
-    # Registry exposes the ratified set.
-    assert len(load_ratified_registry(log)) == len(PHASE_C_PROPOSAL_IDS)
+    # Registry exposes the ratified set, which has grown past round 1 as later
+    # ratification rounds (flywheel-demo, rat1-cli-seed, ME-waves) accepted more
+    # recognizers. The contract here is that the Phase C three remain present
+    # and ratified — not that they are the only entries.
+    registry_proposal_ids = {r.proposal_id for r in load_ratified_registry(log)}
+    assert set(PHASE_C_PROPOSAL_IDS) <= registry_proposal_ids