diff --git a/tests/php/RecursiveStagesServiceTest.php b/tests/php/RecursiveStagesServiceTest.php
index 9e9bc95e..6458ce8f 100644
--- a/tests/php/RecursiveStagesServiceTest.php
+++ b/tests/php/RecursiveStagesServiceTest.php
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ public function testStageDiffersRecursiveWithInvalidObject(): void
 
             /** @var PrimaryObject|Versioned $primaryItem */
             $primaryItem = PrimaryObject::create();
+            $primaryItem->Title = 'This registers as a change in DataObject::isChanged()';
 
             $this->assertFalse($primaryItem->stagesDifferRecursive(), 'We expect to see no changes on invalid object');
         });