diff --git a/apps/ops/tests.py b/apps/ops/tests.py
index 4a8b860..86e8cd3 100644
--- a/apps/ops/tests.py
+++ b/apps/ops/tests.py
@@ -418,6 +418,18 @@ class BatchCreateTests(BatchTestCase):
         )
         self.assertTrue(self.errors_for(r, "origin_facility"))
 
+    def test_the_origin_facility_help_text_matches_what_the_form_does(self):
+        r = self.client_ops.get("/ops/batches/new/")
+        # An existing unregistered value is kept, so the help must not claim the
+        # batch and the register cannot disagree.
+        self.assertContains(r, "keeps its own value")
+        self.assertNotContains(r, "cannot disagree")
+
+    def test_the_status_card_says_which_qc_statuses_are_offered(self):
+        r = self.client_ops.get("/ops/batches/new/")
+        self.assertContains(r, "never offered here")
+        self.assertContains(r, "appears only as the current value")
+
 
 class BatchStatusRuleTests(BatchTestCase):
     """The rule that makes the screen worth having."""