diff --git a/backend/pashub_fetcher/tests/test_pashub_service.py b/backend/pashub_fetcher/tests/test_pashub_service.py
index d8467209..6cf889a2 100644
--- a/backend/pashub_fetcher/tests/test_pashub_service.py
+++ b/backend/pashub_fetcher/tests/test_pashub_service.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ from typing import Any, Callable, Optional
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, call, patch
 
 
-from backend.app.db.models.uploaded_file import FileSourceEnum
+from backend.app.db.models.uploaded_file import FileSourceEnum, FileTypeEnum
 from backend.pashub_fetcher.pashub_client import (
     DownloadedFiles,
     PashubClient,
@@ -434,6 +434,42 @@ def test_run_uploads_other_files_to_s3_when_get_other_files_true() -> None:
     )
 
 
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# run(): get_other_files=True → other files persisted with file_type OTHER
+# ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+def test_run_persists_other_files_with_other_file_type() -> None:
+    # Arrange
+    mock_client = MagicMock(spec=PashubClient)
+    mock_client.get_uprn_by_job_id.return_value = None
+    mock_client.get_evidence_files_by_job_id.return_value = make_downloaded(
+        core=[],
+        other=["/tmp/unknown_file.pdf"],
+    )
+
+    fake_session = MagicMock()
+    service = make_service(pashub_client=mock_client)
+
+    # Act
+    with (
+        patch("backend.pashub_fetcher.pashub_service.upload_file_to_s3"),
+        patch("backend.pashub_fetcher.pashub_service.db_session") as mock_db,
+        patch("backend.pashub_fetcher.pashub_service.os.remove"),
+    ):
+        mock_db.return_value.__enter__.return_value = fake_session
+        service.run(make_request(uprn="12345", get_other_files=True))
+
+    # Assert
+    all_added = [
+        item
+        for c in fake_session.add_all.call_args_list
+        for item in c[0][0]
+    ]
+    assert len(all_added) == 1
+    assert all_added[0].file_type == FileTypeEnum.OTHER.value
+
+
 def test_run_warns_and_continues_when_site_notes_parsing_fails() -> None:
     mock_client = MagicMock(spec=PashubClient)
     mock_client.get_uprn_by_job_id.return_value = None