diff --git a/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-base/src/test/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/provider/r4/ConsentInterceptorResourceProviderR4Test.java b/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-base/src/test/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/provider/r4/ConsentInterceptorResourceProviderR4Test.java
index 4b8936d1200..80c3b8bb229 100644
--- a/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-base/src/test/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/provider/r4/ConsentInterceptorResourceProviderR4Test.java
+++ b/hapi-fhir-jpaserver-base/src/test/java/ca/uhn/fhir/jpa/provider/r4/ConsentInterceptorResourceProviderR4Test.java
@@ -287,6 +287,8 @@ public class ConsentInterceptorResourceProviderR4Test extends BaseResourceProvid
 		List<String> returnedIdValues = toUnqualifiedVersionlessIdValues(resources);
 		assertEquals(myObservationIdsEvenOnlyBackwards.subList(0, 5), returnedIdValues);
 
+		// Per #2012
+		assertNull(result.getTotalElement().getValue());
 	}
 
 	@Test