diff --git a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/Instance/WatchdogTest.cs b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/Instance/WatchdogTest.cs
index b352bd28d6..9104a8201c 100644
--- a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/Instance/WatchdogTest.cs
+++ b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Tests/Live/Instance/WatchdogTest.cs
@@ -497,13 +497,14 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Tests.Live.Instance
 			Assert.AreEqual(false, daemonStatus.SoftRestart);
 			Assert.AreEqual(false, daemonStatus.SoftShutdown);
 			Assert.AreEqual(string.Empty, daemonStatus.AdditionalParameters);
+			Assert.AreEqual(false, daemonStatus.SoftRestart);
 			var initialCompileJob = daemonStatus.ActiveCompileJob;
 			await CheckDMApiFail(daemonStatus.ActiveCompileJob, cancellationToken);
 
 			daemonStatus = await DeployTestDme("BasicOperation/basic_operation_test", DreamDaemonSecurity.Trusted, true, cancellationToken);
 
 			Assert.AreEqual(WatchdogStatus.Online, daemonStatus.Status.Value);
-
+			Assert.AreEqual(false, daemonStatus.SoftRestart); // dme name change triggered, instant reboot
 			Assert.AreEqual(initialCompileJob.Id, daemonStatus.ActiveCompileJob.Id);
 			var newerCompileJob = daemonStatus.StagedCompileJob;
 
@@ -1063,6 +1064,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Tests.Live.Instance
 			Assert.IsNull(daemonStatus.StagedCompileJob);
 			Assert.AreEqual(DMApiConstants.InteropVersion, daemonStatus.ActiveCompileJob.DMApiVersion);
 			Assert.AreEqual(DreamDaemonSecurity.Safe, daemonStatus.ActiveCompileJob.MinimumSecurityLevel);
+			Assert.AreEqual(false, daemonStatus.SoftRestart);
 
 			var startJob = await StartDD(cancellationToken);
 
@@ -1072,6 +1074,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Tests.Live.Instance
 
 
 			Assert.AreEqual(WatchdogStatus.Online, daemonStatus.Status.Value);
+			Assert.AreEqual(true, daemonStatus.SoftRestart);
 			CheckDDPriority();
 
 			Assert.AreEqual(initialCompileJob.Id, daemonStatus.ActiveCompileJob.Id);
@@ -1085,6 +1088,7 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Tests.Live.Instance
 			daemonStatus = await TellWorldToReboot(cancellationToken);
 
 			Assert.AreNotEqual(initialCompileJob.Id, daemonStatus.ActiveCompileJob.Id);
+			Assert.AreEqual(false, daemonStatus.SoftRestart);
 			Assert.IsNull(daemonStatus.StagedCompileJob);
 
 			await instanceClient.DreamDaemon.Shutdown(cancellationToken);