# Pastebin CoMWt6SB
zyga@yantra:~/snapd/overlord/ifacestate> git diff
diff --git a/overlord/ifacestate/ifacestate_test.go b/overlord/ifacestate/ifacestate_test.go
index 5f249d8c7..b66bc3ec4 100644
--- a/overlord/ifacestate/ifacestate_test.go
+++ b/overlord/ifacestate/ifacestate_test.go
@@ -2388,6 +2388,11 @@ func (s *interfaceManagerSuite) TestReloadingConnectionsOnStartupUpdatesStaticAt
                        "plug-static": map[string]interface{}{"attr": "old-plug-attr"},
                        "slot-static": map[string]interface{}{"attr": "old-slot-attr"},
                },
+               "unrelated-1:plug unrelated-2:slot": map[string]interface{}{
+                       "interface":   "test",
+                       "plug-static": map[string]interface{}{"attr": "unrelated"},
+                       "slot-static": map[string]interface{}{"attr": "unrelated"},
+               },
        })
        s.state.Unlock()
 
@@ -2456,6 +2461,21 @@ slots:
        // Because of the fact that during testing the system key always
        // mismatches, the security setup is performed.
        c.Check(secBackend.SetupCalls, HasLen, 2)
+
+       // For completeness, the state of all connections. The unrelated connection
+       // was removed because the snap it belongs to no longer exists. This is
+       // done by removeStaleConnections.
+       s.state.Lock()
+       var conns map[string]interface{}
+       err = s.state.Get("conns", &conns)
+       c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+       c.Check(conns, DeepEquals, map[string]interface{}{
+               "consumer:plug producer:slot": map[string]interface{}{
+                       "plug-static": map[string]interface{}{"attr": "new-plug-attr"},
+                       "slot-static": map[string]interface{}{"attr": "new-slot-attr"},
+                       "interface":   "test",
+               }})
+       s.state.Unlock()
 }
 
 // LP:#1825883; make sure static attributes in conns state are updated from the snap yaml on snap refresh