diff --git a/verify/test.sh b/verify/test.sh
index d9a82e8..004bbb9 100755
--- a/verify/test.sh
+++ b/verify/test.sh
@@ -53,9 +53,8 @@ else
 fi
 
 # ---
-if [[ 0 -eq 1 ]]; then
+if [[ 1 -eq 1 ]]; then
   >&2 echo -e "# ---\n# TEST: create sops cfg in curdir: ${PWD}"
-  echo "ERROR: failing right now"
   set -x
   # note: fail if for any reason sops config defined at top level; this repo should not have this!
   test ! -e "${repo_root}/.sops.yaml"
@@ -67,6 +66,8 @@ if [[ 0 -eq 1 ]]; then
   echo "TEST RC: $?"
   # teardown
   # not necessary, all tracked in git
+  # enmesh: restore, since this particular one is checked in
+  git checkout "${PWD}/.sops.yaml"
 else
   >&2 echo "# INFO: skipping ...."
 fi