diff --git a/crates/cli/src/tui/actor/mod.rs b/crates/cli/src/tui/actor/mod.rs
index 848c8f8..6369c76 100644
--- a/crates/cli/src/tui/actor/mod.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/tui/actor/mod.rs
@@ -3,6 +3,9 @@ mod handlers;
 pub mod messages;
 mod model;
 
+#[cfg(test)]
+mod tests;
+
 use std::sync::mpsc::Sender;
 
 use actix::{Actor, ActorContext as _, Context};
diff --git a/crates/cli/src/tui/actor/model.rs b/crates/cli/src/tui/actor/model.rs
index 524e4cf..a62214c 100644
--- a/crates/cli/src/tui/actor/model.rs
+++ b/crates/cli/src/tui/actor/model.rs
@@ -277,8 +277,12 @@ impl RepoState {
 
     #[tracing::instrument]
     pub fn clear_alert(&mut self) {
-        if let Self::Ready { alert, .. } = self {
-            *alert = None;
+        match self {
+            Self::Identified { alert, .. }
+            | Self::Configured { alert, .. }
+            | Self::Ready { alert, .. } => {
+                *alert = None;
+            }
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/crates/cli/src/tui/actor/tests.rs b/crates/cli/src/tui/actor/tests.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..66d6f54
--- /dev/null
+++ b/crates/cli/src/tui/actor/tests.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+//
+mod model {
+    mod repo_state {
+        use git_next_core::{git::graph::Log, RepoBranches};
+        use ratatui::style::Style;
+
+        use crate::{
+            repo::tests::given,
+            tui::actor::{RepoMessage, RepoState, ViewState},
+        };
+        type Alert = Option<String>;
+
+        fn identified_with_alert(alert: Alert) -> RepoState {
+            RepoState::Identified {
+                repo_alias: given::a_repo_alias(),
+                message: RepoMessage::builder()
+                    .text(given::a_name())
+                    .style(Style::default())
+                    .build(),
+                alert,
+            }
+        }
+
+        fn configured_with_alert(alert: Alert) -> RepoState {
+            RepoState::Configured {
+                repo_alias: given::a_repo_alias(),
+                message: RepoMessage::builder()
+                    .text(given::a_name())
+                    .style(Style::default())
+                    .build(),
+                alert,
+                branches: RepoBranches::new(String::new(), String::new(), String::new()),
+                log: Log::default(),
+            }
+        }
+        fn ready_with_alert(alert: Alert) -> RepoState {
+            RepoState::Ready {
+                repo_alias: given::a_repo_alias(),
+                message: RepoMessage::builder()
+                    .text(given::a_name())
+                    .style(Style::default())
+                    .build(),
+                alert,
+                branches: RepoBranches::new(String::new(), String::new(), String::new()),
+                log: Log::default(),
+                view_state: ViewState::default(),
+                main: given::a_commit(),
+                next: given::a_commit(),
+                dev: given::a_commit(),
+            }
+        }
+
+        #[rstest::rstest]
+        #[case(identified_with_alert(None))]
+        #[case(configured_with_alert(None))]
+        #[case(ready_with_alert(None))]
+        fn none_alert_remains_none(#[case] mut repo_state: RepoState) {
+            // given
+            match &repo_state {
+                RepoState::Identified { alert, .. }
+                | RepoState::Configured { alert, .. }
+                | RepoState::Ready { alert, .. } => {
+                    assert!(alert.is_none(), "should be none at start");
+                }
+            }
+            // when
+            repo_state.clear_alert();
+            // then
+            match &repo_state {
+                RepoState::Identified { alert, .. }
+                | RepoState::Configured { alert, .. }
+                | RepoState::Ready { alert, .. } => assert!(alert.is_none(), "should remain none"),
+            }
+        }
+
+        #[rstest::rstest]
+        #[case(identified_with_alert(Some(String::new())))]
+        #[case(configured_with_alert(Some(String::new())))]
+        #[case(ready_with_alert(Some(String::new())))]
+        fn some_alert_becomes_none(#[case] mut repo_state: RepoState) {
+            // given
+            match &repo_state {
+                RepoState::Identified { alert, .. }
+                | RepoState::Configured { alert, .. }
+                | RepoState::Ready { alert, .. } => {
+                    assert!(alert.is_some(), "should be some at start");
+                }
+            }
+            // when
+            repo_state.clear_alert();
+            // then
+            match &repo_state {
+                RepoState::Identified { alert, .. }
+                | RepoState::Configured { alert, .. }
+                | RepoState::Ready { alert, .. } => assert!(alert.is_none(), "should become none"),
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}