diff --git a/internal/coverart/enricher_test.go b/internal/coverart/enricher_test.go
index acb93d6e..27032762 100644
--- a/internal/coverart/enricher_test.go
+++ b/internal/coverart/enricher_test.go
@@ -262,18 +262,27 @@ func TestEnrichBatch_DrainsNullSourceOnly(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	id2, _ := seedAlbumWithTrack(t, pool, "Drain2", "B", "")
-	// Pre-mark id2 as 'none' with current version — should NOT be drained by EnrichBatch
-	// (ListAlbumsMissingCover only returns stale-version 'none').
-	src := "none"
-	if err := dbq.New(pool).SetAlbumCover(context.Background(), dbq.SetAlbumCoverParams{
-		ID: id2, Column2: "", CoverArtSource: &src,
-	}); err != nil {
-		t.Fatal(err)
-	}
 
 	resetRegistryForTests() // deterministic empty registry
 	t.Cleanup(resetRegistryForTests)
 	e := newTestEnricher(t, pool)
+
+	// Pre-mark id2 as 'none' AT the current sources version so
+	// ListAlbumsMissingCover excludes it (it only returns NULL or
+	// stale-version 'none'). SetAlbumCover does NOT stamp the version;
+	// SetAlbumCoverWithVersion does — use the live current version, the
+	// same value EnrichBatch compares against.
+	curVer, err := dbq.New(pool).GetCurrentSourcesVersion(context.Background())
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("current version: %v", err)
+	}
+	src := "none"
+	if err := dbq.New(pool).SetAlbumCoverWithVersion(context.Background(), dbq.SetAlbumCoverWithVersionParams{
+		ID: id2, CoverArtPath: nil, CoverArtSource: &src, CoverArtSourcesVersion: curVer,
+	}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
 	processed, _, _, err := e.EnrichBatch(context.Background(), 100, nil)
 	if err != nil {
 		t.Fatalf("batch: %v", err)