diff --git a/internal/store/account_lifecycle_test.go b/internal/store/account_lifecycle_test.go
index 40f3c0f..0004d14 100644
--- a/internal/store/account_lifecycle_test.go
+++ b/internal/store/account_lifecycle_test.go
@@ -119,6 +119,32 @@ func TestBootstrapRefusesExistingBusiness(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestPasswordSurvivesReopen(t *testing.T) {
+	path := filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "agent-system.db")
+	st, err := OpenSQLite(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	hash, err := HashPassword("keep-password")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if _, err := st.CreateActivatedAccount(AccountWrite{Owner: "ada", Name: "Ada", PasswordHash: hash}); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := st.Close(); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	st, err = OpenSQLite(path)
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	defer st.Close()
+	if _, ok := st.VerifyLogin("ada", "keep-password"); !ok {
+		t.Fatal("password did not survive reopen")
+	}
+}
+
 func openLife(t *testing.T) *Store {
 	t.Helper()
 	st, err := OpenSQLite(filepath.Join(t.TempDir(), "agent-system.db"))