diff --git a/spec/approvals/examples/repeatable-arg b/spec/approvals/examples/repeatable-arg
index ce7ad79a..a2407e39 100644
--- a/spec/approvals/examples/repeatable-arg
+++ b/spec/approvals/examples/repeatable-arg
@@ -69,9 +69,6 @@ files:
   path: file2:
   content: content of file2
   upcase: CONTENT OF FILE2
-  path: file1:
-  content: content of file1
-  upcase: CONTENT OF FILE1
 
 args:
-- ${args[file]} = file1 file2 file1
+- ${args[file]} = file1 file2
diff --git a/spec/approvals/fixtures/repeatable-escaping b/spec/approvals/fixtures/repeatable-escaping
index 237469d1..47c2c323 100644
--- a/spec/approvals/fixtures/repeatable-escaping
+++ b/spec/approvals/fixtures/repeatable-escaping
@@ -48,3 +48,15 @@ args:
 [--serach] --> x"x
 [--serach] --> after
 
++ ./cli once x once
+args:
+- ${args[term]} = once x
+[TERM] --> once
+[TERM] --> x
+
++ ./cli -s once -s x -s once
+args:
+- ${args[--search]} = once x
+[--serach] --> once
+[--serach] --> x
+
diff --git a/spec/fixtures/workspaces/repeatable-escaping/test.sh b/spec/fixtures/workspaces/repeatable-escaping/test.sh
index 1583abf6..9a10de0b 100644
--- a/spec/fixtures/workspaces/repeatable-escaping/test.sh
+++ b/spec/fixtures/workspaces/repeatable-escaping/test.sh
@@ -13,3 +13,8 @@ bundle exec bashly generate
 ./cli -s before -s "x x" -s "x x" -s after
 ./cli -s before -s 'x "x x"' -s 'x "x x"' -s after
 ./cli -s before -s 'x"x' -s 'x"x' -s after
+
+# in a repeatable+unique situation, the furst arg is treated slightly
+# differently, so test this case as well
+./cli once x once
+./cli -s once -s x -s once
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