diff --git a/pkg/update/testdata/setters/expected/marked.yaml b/pkg/update/testdata/setters/expected/marked.yaml
index 4efafc52..cc1e72e0 100644
--- a/pkg/update/testdata/setters/expected/marked.yaml
+++ b/pkg/update/testdata/setters/expected/marked.yaml
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ spec:
           containers:
           - name: c
             image: updated:v1.0.1 # {"$imagepolicy": "automation-ns:policy"}
+          - name: d
+            image: image:v1.0.0 # {"$imagepolicy": "automation-ns:unchanged"}
diff --git a/pkg/update/testdata/setters/original/marked.yaml b/pkg/update/testdata/setters/original/marked.yaml
index 4032f9c9..aa25c15a 100644
--- a/pkg/update/testdata/setters/original/marked.yaml
+++ b/pkg/update/testdata/setters/original/marked.yaml
@@ -12,3 +12,5 @@ spec:
           containers:
           - name: c
             image: image:v1.0.0 # {"$imagepolicy": "automation-ns:policy"}
+          - name: d
+            image: image:v1.0.0 # {"$imagepolicy": "automation-ns:unchanged"}
diff --git a/pkg/update/update_test.go b/pkg/update/update_test.go
index 4e42f7d7..297fe457 100644
--- a/pkg/update/update_test.go
+++ b/pkg/update/update_test.go
@@ -38,12 +38,9 @@ func TestUpdate(t *testing.T) {
 }
 
 var _ = Describe("Update image via kyaml setters2", func() {
-	It("updates the image marked with the image policy (setter) ref", func() {
-		tmp, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "gotest")
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		defer os.RemoveAll(tmp)
 
-		policies := []imagev1alpha1_reflect.ImagePolicy{
+	var (
+		policies = []imagev1alpha1_reflect.ImagePolicy{
 			imagev1alpha1_reflect.ImagePolicy{
 				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{ // name matches marker used in testdata/setters/{original,expected}
 					Namespace: "automation-ns",
@@ -53,14 +50,19 @@ var _ = Describe("Update image via kyaml setters2", func() {
 					LatestImage: "updated:v1.0.1",
 				},
 			},
+			imagev1alpha1_reflect.ImagePolicy{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{ // name matches marker used in testdata/setters/{original,expected}
+					Namespace: "automation-ns",
+					Name:      "unchanged",
+				},
+				Status: imagev1alpha1_reflect.ImagePolicyStatus{
+					LatestImage: "image:v1.0.0",
+				},
+			},
 		}
+	)
 
-		_, err = UpdateWithSetters("testdata/setters/original", tmp, policies)
-		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
-		test.ExpectMatchingDirectories(tmp, "testdata/setters/expected")
-	})
-
-	It("gives the result of the updates", func() {
+	It("updates the image marked with the image policy (setter) ref", func() {
 		tmp, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "gotest")
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 		defer os.RemoveAll(tmp)
@@ -75,8 +77,27 @@ var _ = Describe("Update image via kyaml setters2", func() {
 					LatestImage: "updated:v1.0.1",
 				},
 			},
+			imagev1alpha1_reflect.ImagePolicy{
+				ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{ // name matches marker used in testdata/setters/{original,expected}
+					Namespace: "automation-ns",
+					Name:      "unchanged",
+				},
+				Status: imagev1alpha1_reflect.ImagePolicyStatus{
+					LatestImage: "image:v1.0.0",
+				},
+			},
 		}
 
+		_, err = UpdateWithSetters("testdata/setters/original", tmp, policies)
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		test.ExpectMatchingDirectories(tmp, "testdata/setters/expected")
+	})
+
+	It("gives the result of the updates", func() {
+		tmp, err := ioutil.TempDir("", "gotest")
+		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+		defer os.RemoveAll(tmp)
+
 		result, err := UpdateWithSetters("testdata/setters/original", tmp, policies)
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())