diff --git a/tests/unit/sync/test_status.py b/tests/unit/sync/test_status.py
index 285656e..06ecf34 100644
--- a/tests/unit/sync/test_status.py
+++ b/tests/unit/sync/test_status.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ import pytest
 from hypothesis import assume, given
 import hypothesis.strategies as st
 
+from vdirsyncer.sync.exceptions import IdentAlreadyExists
 from vdirsyncer.sync.status import SqliteStatus
 
 
@@ -13,7 +14,7 @@ def new_status(request):
     return request.param
 
 
-@given(status_dict=st.dictionaries(
+status_dict_strategy = st.dictionaries(
     st.text(),
     st.tuples(*(
         st.fixed_dictionaries({
@@ -22,13 +23,21 @@ def new_status(request):
             'etag': st.text()
         }) for _ in range(2)
     ))
-))
+)
+
+
+@given(status_dict=status_dict_strategy)
 def test_legacy_status(new_status, status_dict):
     hrefs_a = {meta_a['href'] for meta_a, meta_b in status_dict.values()}
     hrefs_b = {meta_b['href'] for meta_a, meta_b in status_dict.values()}
-    assume(len(hrefs_a) == len(status_dict))
-    assume(len(hrefs_b) == len(status_dict))
-
+    assume(len(hrefs_a) == len(status_dict) == len(hrefs_b))
     status = new_status()
     status.load_legacy_status(status_dict)
     assert dict(status.to_legacy_status()) == status_dict
+
+    for ident, (meta_a, meta_b) in status_dict.items():
+        ident_a, meta2_a = status.get_by_href_a(meta_a['href'])
+        ident_b, meta2_b = status.get_by_href_b(meta_b['href'])
+        assert meta2_a.to_status() == meta_a
+        assert meta2_b.to_status() == meta_b
+        assert ident_a == ident_b == ident