diff --git a/backend/app/services/post_association_service.py b/backend/app/services/post_association_service.py
index 399713c..ddab64f 100644
--- a/backend/app/services/post_association_service.py
+++ b/backend/app/services/post_association_service.py
@@ -391,9 +391,10 @@ class PostAssociationService:
                 auto_id = conclusive[0][0].id
 
         linked = 0
-        for group, score, signals, identity in scored:
+        for group, score, signals, _identity in scored:
             status = "linked" if group.id == auto_id else "pending"
-            linked += status == "linked"
+            if status == "linked":
+                linked += 1
             self.session.add(PostAssociation(
                 announcement_post_id=announcement.id,
                 payload_post_id=group.id,
diff --git a/tests/test_post_association.py b/tests/test_post_association.py
index 2535451..c7c6bed 100644
--- a/tests/test_post_association.py
+++ b/tests/test_post_association.py
@@ -306,7 +306,7 @@ async def test_a_dismissed_pair_is_never_proposed_again(db):
     svc = PostAssociationService(db)
     assert await svc.match_post(
         teaser.id, threshold=DEFAULT_THRESHOLD, window_hours=WINDOW,
-    ) == 1
+    ) == (1, 0)
     await db.commit()
 
     assoc = (await db.execute(select(PostAssociation))).scalar_one()