diff --git a/test/test-pre-push.sh b/test/test-pre-push.sh
index b8c23e0b..d2847d61 100755
--- a/test/test-pre-push.sh
+++ b/test/test-pre-push.sh
@@ -569,7 +569,9 @@ begin_test "pre-push locks verify 5xx with verification disabled"
 
   endpoint="$(repo_endpoint $GITSERVER $reponame)"
 
-  printf "example" > a.dat
+  contents="example"
+  contents_oid="$(calc_oid "$contents")"
+  printf "$contents" > a.dat
   git lfs track "*.dat"
   git add .gitattributes a.dat
   git commit --message "initial commit"
@@ -579,7 +581,7 @@ begin_test "pre-push locks verify 5xx with verification disabled"
   git push origin master 2>&1 | tee push.log
   [ "0" -eq "$(grep -c "\"origin\" does not support the LFS locking API" push.log)" ]
 
-  refute_server_object "$reponame" "$contents_oid"
+  assert_server_object "$reponame" "$contents_oid"
 )
 end_test
 
@@ -593,7 +595,9 @@ begin_test "pre-push locks verify 5xx with verification unset"
 
   endpoint="$(repo_endpoint $GITSERVER $reponame)"
 
-  printf "example" > a.dat
+  contents="example"
+  contents_oid="$(calc_oid "$contents")"
+  printf "$contents" > a.dat
   git lfs track "*.dat"
   git add .gitattributes a.dat
   git commit --message "initial commit"
@@ -603,7 +607,7 @@ begin_test "pre-push locks verify 5xx with verification unset"
   git push origin master 2>&1 | tee push.log
   grep "\"origin\" does not support the LFS locking API" push.log
 
-  refute_server_object "$reponame" "$contents_oid"
+  assert_server_object "$reponame" "$contents_oid"
 )
 end_test