diff --git a/server-original-data-store/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/registrator/JythonDropboxRecoveryTest.java b/server-original-data-store/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/registrator/JythonDropboxRecoveryTest.java
index 50efda53e1f98260839acc279586bebe75ec0d1a..f6efd0c8fcc982d9d59364f836c7a3e866920f48 100644
--- a/server-original-data-store/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/registrator/JythonDropboxRecoveryTest.java
+++ b/server-original-data-store/sourceTest/java/ch/systemsx/cisd/etlserver/registrator/JythonDropboxRecoveryTest.java
@@ -369,7 +369,7 @@ public class JythonDropboxRecoveryTest extends AbstractJythonDataSetHandlerTest
     {
         assertDataSetNotStoredProcess(DATA_SET_CODE);
 
-        assertNoOriginalMarkerFileExists();
+        assertOriginalMarkerFileExists();
         assertNoRecoveryMarkerFile();
 
         JythonHookTestTool.assertMessagesInWorkingDirectory(workingDirectory,
@@ -1005,8 +1005,7 @@ public class JythonDropboxRecoveryTest extends AbstractJythonDataSetHandlerTest
 
         assertDataSetNotStoredProcess(DATA_SET_CODE);
 
-        // no recovery is triggered - files are moved to the faulty paths/marker file is deleted
-        assertNoOriginalMarkerFileExists();
+        assertOriginalMarkerFileExists();
         assertNoRecoveryMarkerFile();
 
         assertDirEmpty(precommitDirectory);