diff --git a/test/scripts/plugin-contract-test-plan.test.ts b/test/scripts/plugin-contract-test-plan.test.ts
index 4b3aa783864e..a9e60d1f7656 100644
--- a/test/scripts/plugin-contract-test-plan.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/plugin-contract-test-plan.test.ts
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@ describe("scripts/lib/plugin-contract-test-plan.mjs", () => {
 
     // ci.yml imports the plan through the importTargetPlan fallback helper since
     // 7ae5996bb3c so historical target refs without the module keep working.
+    expect(workflow).toContain("const pluginContractPlan = await importTargetPlan(");
+    expect(workflow).toContain('"./scripts/lib/plugin-contract-test-plan.mjs",');
     expect(workflow).toContain(
-      'await importTargetPlan(\n            "./scripts/lib/plugin-contract-test-plan.mjs"',
+      'typeof pluginContractPlan.createPluginContractTestShards === "function"',
     );
     expect(workflow).toContain("checks-fast-contracts-plugins-legacy");
     expect(workflow).not.toContain(