diff --git a/tests/test_contract.py b/tests/test_contract.py
index 02a7b64..7fcb972 100644
--- a/tests/test_contract.py
+++ b/tests/test_contract.py
@@ -559,15 +559,20 @@ class PublishingTests(unittest.TestCase):
             second = deploy.previous_route_contracts(app_dir)
             self.assertEqual(first, second)
 
-    def test_removed_artifact_keeps_bucket_access_history(self):
+    def test_protected_split_bucket_survives_absence_and_blocks_legacy(self):
         raw = fixture("split-site.yaml")
-        raw["artifacts"] = [item for item in raw["artifacts"] if item["name"] == "portal"]
-        raw["routes"] = [item for item in raw["routes"] if item["artifact"] == "portal"]
+        raw["artifacts"] = [
+            item for item in raw["artifacts"] if item["name"] == "distributions"
+        ]
+        raw["routes"] = [
+            item for item in raw["routes"] if item["artifact"] == "distributions"
+        ]
+        raw["routes"][0]["path"] = "/"
         cfg = normalize_site_config(raw, "baseline.fritzlab.net")
         previous = {
-            "baseline-dist": {
-                "path": "/dist", "access": "protected", "artifact": "distributions",
-                "immutable_paths": ["dist/releases"],
+            "baseline.fritzlab.net": {
+                "path": "/", "access": "protected", "artifact": "portal",
+                "immutable_paths": [],
             }
         }
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp:
@@ -576,12 +581,14 @@ class PublishingTests(unittest.TestCase):
                 "baseline.fritzlab.net", ROOT, app_dir, app_dir / "manifests", cfg, previous,
             )
             retained = deploy.previous_route_contracts(app_dir)
-            self.assertEqual(previous["baseline-dist"], retained["baseline-dist"])
-            readded = normalize_site_config(
-                fixture("split-site.yaml"), "baseline.fritzlab.net",
+            self.assertEqual(
+                previous["baseline.fritzlab.net"], retained["baseline.fritzlab.net"],
+            )
+            legacy = normalize_site_config(
+                fixture("legacy-site.yaml"), "baseline.fritzlab.net",
             )
             with self.assertRaisesRegex(RuntimeError, "cannot become public while reusing protected"):
-                deploy.validate_route_migrations(readded, retained)
+                deploy.validate_route_migrations(legacy, retained)
 
     def test_malformed_persistent_history_fails_closed(self):
         with tempfile.TemporaryDirectory() as tmp: