diff --git a/tests/workflows/test_medua_preingest_curation.py b/tests/workflows/test_medua_preingest_curation.py
index f0f9c3f6d..436c60b57 100644
--- a/tests/workflows/test_medua_preingest_curation.py
+++ b/tests/workflows/test_medua_preingest_curation.py
@@ -58,7 +58,44 @@ def test_sort_item_data(self, workflow, monkeypatch):
             "files": ["./some/file.txt"],
             "directories": ["./some/directory/"],
         }
+    def test_discover_task_metadata(self, workflow, default_args, monkeypatch):
+        initial_results = []
 
+        def isfile(path):
+            return path == "somefile.txt"
+        def isdir(path):
+            return path == "somedir"
+        def iterdir(self):
+            return []
+
+        def is_dir(self):
+            return self.name == 'somedir'
+
+        monkeypatch.setattr(workflow_medusa_preingest.os.path, "isdir", isdir)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(workflow_medusa_preingest.os.path, "isfile", isfile)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(workflow_medusa_preingest.Path, "iterdir", iterdir)
+        monkeypatch.setattr(workflow_medusa_preingest.Path, "is_dir", is_dir)
+
+        new_tasks = workflow.discover_task_metadata(
+            initial_results,
+            additional_data={
+                "to remove": [
+                    "somefile.txt",
+                    "somedir",
+                ]
+                # "files": ["somefile.txt"],
+                # "directories": ["somedir"],
+            },
+            **default_args,
+        )
+
+        assert all(
+            new_task in new_tasks
+            for new_task in [
+                {"type": "file", "path": "somefile.txt"},
+                {"type": "directory", "path": "somedir"},
+            ]
+        )
     def test_get_additional_info_opens_dialog(
         self,
         workflow,