diff --git a/tests/control_plane/test_todo_projection_recovery.py b/tests/control_plane/test_todo_projection_recovery.py
index e310471d00..b522352fa2 100644
--- a/tests/control_plane/test_todo_projection_recovery.py
+++ b/tests/control_plane/test_todo_projection_recovery.py
@@ -132,8 +132,10 @@ def test_long_committed_todo_rebuilds_from_the_fresh_head_without_a_second_creat
     assert manager["authority_revision"] == before["provider_revision"]
     assert manager["todos"][0]["todo_id"] == record["todo_id"]
     assert manager["todos"][0]["title"].startswith("Independent evidence")
-    # The existing safe formatter appends its marker outside the text budget.
-    assert manager["todos"][0]["title"] == listed["todo"]["title"][:419].rstrip() + "..."
+    assert manager["todos"][0]["content_truncated"] is True
+    assert len(manager["todos"][0]["title"]) == 420
+    # The shared context projection counts its marker inside the text budget.
+    assert manager["todos"][0]["title"] == listed["todo"]["title"][:417].rstrip() + "..."
     code, create_replay = _cli(registry, *create)
     assert code == 0 and create_replay["status"] == "replayed", create_replay
     assert _read(runtime) == before  # No new Todo, provider revision or business receipt.