diff --git a/tests/manager/core/test_coverage.py b/tests/manager/core/test_coverage.py
index 9ddc39732..fabe00c56 100644
--- a/tests/manager/core/test_coverage.py
+++ b/tests/manager/core/test_coverage.py
@@ -515,6 +515,7 @@ def process_batch_and_handle_results(self, batch):
         assert 1 == progress.successes
         assert 2 == progress.transient_failures
         assert 3 == progress.persistent_failures
+        assert provider.finalize_batch_called
 
         assert (
             "Items processed: 6. Successes: 1, transient failures: 2, persistent failures: 3"
@@ -608,6 +609,9 @@ class MockProvider4(NeverSuccessfulCoverageProvider):
         assert [CoverageRecord.PERSISTENT_FAILURE] * 2 == [x.status for x in results]
         assert ["i will always fail"] * 2 == [x.operation for x in results]
 
+        assert not success_provider.finalize_batch_called
+        assert not persistent_failure_provider.finalize_batch_called
+
     def test_process_batch(self, db: DatabaseTransactionFixture):
         class Mock(BaseCoverageProvider):
             SERVICE_NAME = "Some succeed, some fail."
@@ -1150,6 +1154,8 @@ def test_run_on_specific_identifiers(self, db: DatabaseTransactionFixture):
         for i in not_to_be_tested:
             assert i not in provider.attempts
 
+        assert provider.finalize_batch_called
+
     def test_run_on_specific_identifiers_respects_cutoff_time(
         self, db: DatabaseTransactionFixture
     ):
@@ -1193,6 +1199,7 @@ def test_run_on_specific_identifiers_respects_cutoff_time(
         # reflect the failure.
         assert records[0] == record
         assert "What did you expect?" == record.exception
+        assert provider.finalize_batch_called
 
     def test_run_never_successful(self, db: DatabaseTransactionFixture):
         """Verify that NeverSuccessfulCoverageProvider works the
diff --git a/tests/mocks/mock.py b/tests/mocks/mock.py
index f0fa9af57..cdca136a3 100644
--- a/tests/mocks/mock.py
+++ b/tests/mocks/mock.py
@@ -102,11 +102,15 @@ class InstrumentedCoverageProvider(MockCoverageProvider, IdentifierCoverageProvi
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         super().__init__(*args, **kwargs)
         self.attempts = []
+        self.finalize_batch_called = False
 
     def process_item(self, item):
         self.attempts.append(item)
         return item
 
+    def finalize_batch(self):
+        self.finalize_batch_called = True
+
 
 class InstrumentedWorkCoverageProvider(MockCoverageProvider, WorkCoverageProvider):
     """A WorkCoverageProvider that keeps track of every item it tried