diff --git a/__tests__/issueCommentTest/meow.test.ts b/__tests__/issueCommentTest/meow.test.ts
index eec62e7f..ef758e40 100644
--- a/__tests__/issueCommentTest/meow.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/issueCommentTest/meow.test.ts
@@ -146,6 +146,22 @@ describe('/meow', () => {
     )
   })
 
+  it('names a status-less response as a redirect', async () => {
+    // Response.error() is the only status 0 fetch can resolve with
+    vi.spyOn(globalThis, 'fetch').mockResolvedValue(Response.error())
+    const warning = vi.spyOn(core, 'warning').mockImplementation(() => {})
+
+    await handleIssueComment(contextFor('/meow'))
+
+    expect(warning).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining('cat api responded with a redirect'))
+    expect(createComment).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      expect.anything(),
+      expect.anything(),
+      1,
+      'The cat API is unavailable right now.',
+    )
+  })
+
   it('degrades to a note on a network error', async () => {
     server.use(http.get(catApi, () => HttpResponse.error()))
     vi.spyOn(core, 'warning').mockImplementation(() => {})
diff --git a/__tests__/issueCommentTest/trigger.test.ts b/__tests__/issueCommentTest/trigger.test.ts
index f09f771b..938c8ee7 100644
--- a/__tests__/issueCommentTest/trigger.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/issueCommentTest/trigger.test.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,8 @@ import { setupServer } from 'msw/node'
 import { afterAll, afterEach, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 
 import { handleIssueComment } from '../../src/issueComment/handleIssueComment'
-import { okToTestOnPullRequest, retest } from '../../src/issueComment/trigger'
+import { approvePendingRuns, okToTestOnPullRequest, retest } from '../../src/issueComment/trigger'
+import { newOctokit } from '../../src/utils/octokit'
 import issueCommentEvent from '../fixtures/issues/issueCommentEvent.json'
 import prOpenedEvent from '../fixtures/pullReq/pullReqOpenedEvent.json'
 import * as utils from '../testUtils'
@@ -807,6 +808,16 @@ describe('/ok-to-test', () => {
     expect(setFailed).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining('could not approve run 8 (CI)'))
   })
 
+  it('a non-Error approve rejection carries no status and fails with its string form', async () => {
+    server.use(serveRuns(pendingRuns))
+    const octokit = newOctokit('some-token')
+    vi.spyOn(octokit.actions, 'approveWorkflowRun').mockRejectedValue('nope')
+
+    await expect(approvePendingRuns(octokit, new utils.MockContext(prCommentEvent('/ok-to-test')), 1, headSha))
+      .rejects
+      .toThrow('could not approve run 8 (CI): nope')
+  })
+
   it('on an issue comments that it only applies to pull requests', async () => {
     const reply = new utils.ObserveRequest()
     const event = structuredClone(issueCommentEvent)
diff --git a/__tests__/plugins/tide.test.ts b/__tests__/plugins/tide.test.ts
index fc31db6e..402e45eb 100644
--- a/__tests__/plugins/tide.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/plugins/tide.test.ts
@@ -4,9 +4,10 @@ import { http } from 'msw'
 import { setupServer } from 'msw/node'
 import { afterAll, afterEach, beforeAll, beforeEach, describe, expect, it, vi } from 'vitest'
 
-import { fetchMergeability, tideOnCheckSuite, tideOnComment, tideOnPullRequest, tideOnReview, tryMergePullRequest, unknownRetryDelaysMs } from '../../src/plugins/tide'
+import { fetchMergeability, loadTide, mergeOnce, tideOnCheckSuite, tideOnComment, tideOnPullRequest, tideOnReview, tryMergePullRequest, unknownRetryDelaysMs } from '../../src/plugins/tide'
 import { resolveTide } from '../../src/utils/config'
 import { newOctokit } from '../../src/utils/octokit'
+import { resetOwnersCaches } from '../../src/utils/owners'
 import * as sleepModule from '../../src/utils/sleep'
 import labelFileContents from '../fixtures/labels/labelFileContentsResp.json'
 import checkSuiteCompletedEvent from '../fixtures/pullReq/checkSuiteCompletedEvent.json'
@@ -114,6 +115,16 @@ describe('fetchMergeability', () => {
     expect(info).toHaveBeenCalledWith('mergeability of pr #1 is still unknown after 3 retries')
   })
 
+  it('a state computed on the read after the last wait is returned without the give-up line', async () => {
+    const gets = servePull(pull([], unknown), pull([], unknown), pull([], unknown), pull([], { mergeable_state: 'behind' }))
+    const info = vi.spyOn(core, 'info')
+
+    await expect(fetchMergeability(octokit, context, 1)).resolves.toMatchObject({ state: 'behind', mergeable: true })
+    expect(gets).toHaveLength(unknownRetryDelaysMs.length + 1)
+    expect(sleep.mock.calls.map(call => call[0])).toEqual(unknownRetryDelaysMs)
+    expect(info).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
+  })
+
   it('treats a null mergeable as unknown even when the state says otherwise', async () => {
     const gets = servePull(pull([], { mergeable: null, mergeable_state: 'clean' }), pull([]))
 
@@ -128,6 +139,37 @@ describe('fetchMergeability', () => {
     expect(gets).toHaveLength(1)
     expect(sleep).not.toHaveBeenCalled()
   })
+
+  it('reads a pull request without a draft field as not draft', async () => {
+    const { draft, ...noDraft } = pull([])
+    expect(draft).toBe(false)
+    servePull(noDraft)
+
+    await expect(fetchMergeability(octokit, context, 1)).resolves.toMatchObject({ draft: false })
+  })
+})
+
+describe('mergeOnce', () => {
+  it('reports a non-Error rejection by its string form, without a status', async () => {
+    vi.spyOn(octokit.pulls, 'merge').mockRejectedValue('nope')
+
+    await expect(mergeOnce(octokit, context, 1, tide, 'headsha')).resolves.toEqual({ result: 'failed', message: 'nope', status: undefined })
+  })
+})
+
+describe('loadTide', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    resetOwnersCaches()
+    server.use(...utils.noOrgOrRepoConfigExcept())
+  })
+
+  it('without a base in scope, reads the OWNERS files of the default branch', async () => {
+    const tree = new utils.ObserveRequest()
+    server.use(utils.defaultBranchTree(['OWNERS'], tree))
+
+    await expect(loadTide(octokit, context)).resolves.toMatchObject({ labels: ['lgtm', 'approved'] })
+    await expect(tree.called()).resolves.toBe('called')
+  })
 })
 
 describe('tryMergePullRequest', () => {
@@ -437,6 +479,19 @@ describe('tryMergePullRequest', () => {
       expect(error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining('Resource not accessible by integration'))
     })
 
+    it('a compare response without a files list is read as no workflow files behind', async () => {
+      servePull(forkPull())
+      observeMerge(403, forbidden)
+      const diff = serveDiff([], ['src/a.go'])
+      server.use(http.get(`${repo}/compare/headsha...master`, utils.mockResponse(200, { status: 'identical' }, diff.compare)))
+      const error = vi.spyOn(core, 'error').mockImplementation(() => {})
+
+      await expect(tryMergePullRequest(octokit, context, 1, tide)).resolves.toBe('failed')
+      await expect(diff.compare.called()).resolves.toBe('called')
+      await expect(diff.comment.notCalled()).resolves.toBe('not called')
+      expect(error).toHaveBeenCalledWith(expect.stringContaining('Resource not accessible by integration'))
+    })
+
     it('a fork 403 with no workflow file anywhere is still a failure', async () => {
       servePull(forkPull())
       observeMerge(403, forbidden)