diff --git a/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/DryRunResults/DryRunResultsList.test.tsx b/plugins/scaffolder/src/components/TemplateEditorPage/DryRunResults/DryRunResultsList.test.tsx
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+/*
+ * Copyright 2022 The Backstage Authors
+ *
+ * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+ * You may obtain a copy of the License at
+ *
+ *     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+ *
+ * Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+ * distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+ * WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+ * See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+ * limitations under the License.
+ */
+
+import { renderInTestApp, TestApiProvider } from '@backstage/test-utils';
+import { act, screen } from '@testing-library/react';
+import userEvent from '@testing-library/user-event';
+import React, { useEffect } from 'react';
+import { scaffolderApiRef } from '../../../api';
+import { DryRunProvider, useDryRun } from '../DryRunContext';
+import { DryRunResultsList } from './DryRunResultsList';
+
+function DryRunRemote({ execute }: { execute?: number }) {
+  const dryRun = useDryRun();
+
+  useEffect(() => {
+    if (execute) {
+      dryRun.execute({
+        templateContent: '',
+        values: {},
+        files: [],
+      });
+    }
+    // eslint-disable-next-line react-hooks/exhaustive-deps
+  }, [execute]);
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+const mockScaffolderApi = {
+  dryRun: async () => ({ content: [], log: [], output: {}, steps: [] }),
+};
+
+describe('DryRunResultsList', () => {
+  it('renders without exploding', async () => {
+    const rendered = await renderInTestApp(
+      <TestApiProvider apis={[[scaffolderApiRef, mockScaffolderApi]]}>
+        <DryRunProvider>
+          <DryRunResultsList />
+        </DryRunProvider>
+      </TestApiProvider>,
+    );
+    expect(rendered.baseElement.querySelector('ul')).toBeEmptyDOMElement();
+  });
+
+  it('adds new result items and deletes them', async () => {
+    const { rerender } = await renderInTestApp(
+      <TestApiProvider apis={[[scaffolderApiRef, mockScaffolderApi]]}>
+        <DryRunProvider>
+          <DryRunRemote execute={1} />
+          <DryRunResultsList />
+        </DryRunProvider>
+      </TestApiProvider>,
+    );
+
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Result 1')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Result 2')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    await act(async () => {
+      rerender(
+        <TestApiProvider apis={[[scaffolderApiRef, mockScaffolderApi]]}>
+          <DryRunProvider>
+            <DryRunRemote execute={2} />
+            <DryRunResultsList />
+          </DryRunProvider>
+        </TestApiProvider>,
+      );
+    });
+
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Result 1')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Result 2')).toBeInTheDocument();
+
+    await userEvent.click(screen.getAllByLabelText('delete')[0]);
+
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Result 1')).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText('Result 2')).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+});