From f20d64b4f2926b9a5e30a15c2046249bf068464a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: LukeGus <bugattiguy527@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2026 21:04:04 -0500
Subject: [PATCH] chore: test that an update keeps a changed auth type (#1601)

---
 .../tests/hosts/defaults/write-rules.test.ts  | 25 +++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/backend/tests/hosts/defaults/write-rules.test.ts b/src/backend/tests/hosts/defaults/write-rules.test.ts
index cb543ec88..321aa8dbf 100644
--- a/src/backend/tests/hosts/defaults/write-rules.test.ts
+++ b/src/backend/tests/hosts/defaults/write-rules.test.ts
@@ -106,6 +106,31 @@ describe("applyHostDefaultsToWrite", () => {
     expect(overrides.core).toEqual(["statusCheckEnabled", "username"]);
   });
 
+  it("keeps a changed auth type on an update without a list", async () => {
+    userDefault("auth", { authType: "credential", credentialId: 3 });
+    const stored = {
+      id: 5,
+      userId: "u1",
+      authType: "credential",
+      credentialId: 3,
+      defaultOverrides: JSON.stringify({ core: ["username"] }),
+    };
+    const columns: Record<string, unknown> = {
+      authType: "vault",
+      credentialId: null,
+      overrideCredentialUsername: 0,
+    };
+    const overrides = await applyHostDefaultsToWrite({
+      ownerId: "u1",
+      hostId: 5,
+      columns,
+      body: { authType: "vault", credentialId: 0 },
+      stored: stored as never,
+    });
+    expect(columns.authType).toBe("vault");
+    expect(overrides.core).toContain("auth");
+  });
+
   it("keeps a locked key's state for a shared editor", async () => {
     const overrides = await applyHostDefaultsToWrite({
       ownerId: "u1",