diff --git a/tests/fixtures/docker/scenarios/adr-migrate/check.sh b/tests/fixtures/docker/scenarios/adr-migrate/check.sh
index 80a82f672..7331ea978 100644
--- a/tests/fixtures/docker/scenarios/adr-migrate/check.sh
+++ b/tests/fixtures/docker/scenarios/adr-migrate/check.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ PY
   if [[ -z "$missing" ]]; then ok "ADR-$n keeps its original sections"; else fail "ADR-$n keeps its original sections" "$missing"; fi
 done
 
-rubric "names the kind chosen"      "kind: decision|as a decision"
+rubric "names the kind chosen"      "kind[`*:= ]+decision|as an? decision"
 rubric "names the verb chosen"      "\\b(retire|constrain|add|change|cut)\\b"
 rubric "explains the basis"         "\\b(evidence|precedent)\\b"
 rubric_threshold 3