diff --git a/shell/test/um.bats b/shell/test/um.bats
index c0752e6..20646de 100644
--- a/shell/test/um.bats
+++ b/shell/test/um.bats
@@ -59,9 +59,10 @@ um_next_awk() {
     assert_output '(um-next "100.foo.md" "bar")'
 }
 
+# elisp handles this now:
 @test "um next descriptor +" {
     run um next foo +
-    assert_output '(um-next "100.foo.md" "foo")'
+    assert_output '(um-next "100.foo.md" "+")'
 }
 
 @test "um last" {