diff --git a/backend/pashub_fetcher/tests/test_pashub_client.py b/backend/pashub_fetcher/tests/test_pashub_client.py
index 52b9e4645..5ab61b111 100644
--- a/backend/pashub_fetcher/tests/test_pashub_client.py
+++ b/backend/pashub_fetcher/tests/test_pashub_client.py
@@ -408,3 +408,16 @@ def test_get_evidence_list_returns_all_files_when_count_matches_total() -> None:
 
     # Assert
     assert [f.file_id for f in result] == ["id-0", "id-1", "id-2"]
+
+
+def test_get_evidence_list_assumes_complete_when_total_item_count_absent() -> None:
+    # Arrange — a PasHub schema change that drops the field must not fail the fetch
+    client = make_client()
+    payload = {"results": [make_evidence_item()]}
+    client.session.get = MagicMock(return_value=make_response(payload=payload))
+
+    # Act
+    result = client._get_evidence_list("job-1")
+
+    # Assert
+    assert len(result) == 1