diff --git a/crates/radicle-node/src/tests/e2e.rs b/crates/radicle-node/src/tests/e2e.rs
index 6b642133..a683d117 100644
--- a/crates/radicle-node/src/tests/e2e.rs
+++ b/crates/radicle-node/src/tests/e2e.rs
@@ -1563,7 +1563,7 @@ fn test_fetch_emits_canonical_ref_update() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn test_non_fastword_identity_doc() {
+fn test_non_fastforward_identity_doc() {
     use radicle::identity::Identity;
 
     let tmp = tempfile::tempdir().unwrap();
@@ -1591,6 +1591,12 @@ fn test_non_fastword_identity_doc() {
     eve.connect(&bob);
     eve.connect(&alice_laptop);
 
+    // Due to permissive relaying, we need to lock down the scope for the RID.
+    //
+    // See: [`radicle-protocol::service::Service::relay()`] and
+    //      [`radicle-protocol::service::Service::relay_announcement()`]
+    alice.handle.seed(rid, Scope::Followed).unwrap();
+
     // Bob and Eve have the same state for the repository
     bob.handle.seed(rid, Scope::Followed).unwrap();
     bob.handle.fetch(rid, alice.id, DEFAULT_TIMEOUT).unwrap();
@@ -1632,6 +1638,8 @@ fn test_non_fastword_identity_doc() {
         (prev, rev)
     };
 
+    assert!(!has_issue(&alice, &issue));
+
     // Bob fetches from Alice and we see the identity document was updated.
     //
     // Bob does not have the issue because Alice does not have the updates from