diff --git a/tests/test_change_matcher.py b/tests/test_change_matcher.py
index 1f4ab93..0585322 100644
--- a/tests/test_change_matcher.py
+++ b/tests/test_change_matcher.py
@@ -123,13 +123,13 @@
         self._test_matches(False)
 
     def test_matches_returns_false_when_not_all_files_match(self):
-        self._test_matches(False, files=['docs/foo', 'foo/bar'])
+        self._test_matches(False, files=['/COMMIT_MSG', 'docs/foo', 'foo/bar'])
 
-    def test_matches_returns_true_when_commit_message_matches(self):
-        self._test_matches(True, files=['/COMMIT_MSG'])
+    def test_matches_returns_false_when_commit_message_matches(self):
+        self._test_matches(False, files=['/COMMIT_MSG'])
 
     def test_matches_returns_true_when_all_files_match(self):
-        self._test_matches(True, files=['docs/foo'])
+        self._test_matches(True, files=['/COMMIT_MSG', 'docs/foo'])
 
 
 class TestMatchAll(BaseTestMatcher):
diff --git a/tests/test_model.py b/tests/test_model.py
index 2711618..739eef3 100644
--- a/tests/test_model.py
+++ b/tests/test_model.py
@@ -31,12 +31,12 @@
 
     def test_change_matches_returns_false_for_matched_skip_if(self):
         change = model.Change('project')
-        change.files = ['docs/foo']
+        change.files = ['/COMMIT_MSG', 'docs/foo']
         self.assertFalse(self.job.changeMatches(change))
 
     def test_change_matches_returns_true_for_unmatched_skip_if(self):
         change = model.Change('project')
-        change.files = ['foo']
+        change.files = ['/COMMIT_MSG', 'foo']
         self.assertTrue(self.job.changeMatches(change))
 
     def test_copy_retains_skip_if(self):