diff --git a/internal/repos/tickets_repo/accept_test.go b/internal/repos/tickets_repo/accept_test.go
index f113f92..0a650ed 100644
--- a/internal/repos/tickets_repo/accept_test.go
+++ b/internal/repos/tickets_repo/accept_test.go
@@ -86,8 +86,11 @@ func TestAcceptIsAtomic(t *testing.T) {
 	if successes != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("successful accepts = %d, want 1", successes)
 	}
-	var status string
-	if err := pool.QueryRow(ctx, "SELECT status FROM tickets WHERE id=1").Scan(&status); err != nil || status != "used" {
-		t.Fatalf("ticket status = %q, err = %v", status, err)
+	info, err := repo.GetByHash(ctx, hash[:])
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("get ticket after accepts: %v", err)
+	}
+	if info.Status != "used" {
+		t.Fatalf("ticket status = %q, err = %v", info.Status, err)
 	}
 }