diff --git a/test/shell.d/monitor-recovery-test.sh b/test/shell.d/monitor-recovery-test.sh
index c0d002b0..18cab29b 100755
--- a/test/shell.d/monitor-recovery-test.sh
+++ b/test/shell.d/monitor-recovery-test.sh
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ grep -F 'sync_clamshell_after_monitor_change' "$monitor_watch" >/dev/null
 grep -F 'socat -U - "UNIX-CONNECT:$SOCKET"' "$monitor_watch" >/dev/null
 pass "monitor watcher reconciles clamshell state on startup"
 
+grep -F 'omarchy-hw-laptop && omarchy-hyprland-monitor-external-active' "$monitor_watch" >/dev/null
+grep -F 'sync_poll_state' "$monitor_watch" >/dev/null
+grep -F 'done < <(socat' "$monitor_watch" >/dev/null
+pass "clamshell poll only runs on a docked laptop, not desktops or undocked laptops"
+
 grep -F '/proc/acpi/button/lid/*/state' "$hw_clamshell" >/dev/null
 grep -F 'omarchy-hw-external-monitors' "$hw_clamshell" >/dev/null
 pass "clamshell helper detects closed-lid external monitor state"