diff --git a/core/src/store.rs b/core/src/store.rs
index 20c25d1..a13258c 100644
--- a/core/src/store.rs
+++ b/core/src/store.rs
@@ -901,6 +901,18 @@ mod tests {
         assert_eq!(store.history("alice@example.org").unwrap(), [([9u8; 32], 42)]);
     }
 
+    #[test]
+    fn accepted_state_reads_the_row_not_a_wish() {
+        let store = temp_store("accepted-state");
+        let identity = [9u8; KEY_LEN];
+        assert_eq!(store.accepted_state("a@example.org").unwrap(), None);
+        store.accept("a@example.org", &identity).unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(store.accepted_state("a@example.org").unwrap(), Some(true));
+        // block() is an UPDATE, not a DELETE: the row survives at active = 0.
+        store.block("a@example.org").unwrap();
+        assert_eq!(store.accepted_state("a@example.org").unwrap(), Some(false));
+    }
+
     #[test]
     fn unpin_returns_to_trust_on_first_use() {
         let store = temp_store("unpin");