diff --git a/spec/models/dwc_occurrence_spec.rb b/spec/models/dwc_occurrence_spec.rb
index e0763de0cc..5682bceeed 100644
--- a/spec/models/dwc_occurrence_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/dwc_occurrence_spec.rb
@@ -16,6 +16,10 @@
     expect(DwcOccurrence.target_columns).to include(:occurrenceID)
   end
 
+  specify '.excluded_columns must include id' do
+    expect(DwcOccurrence.excluded_columns).to include(:id)
+  end
+
   specify 'extending predicates' do
     include ActiveJob::TestHelper