diff --git a/cmd/dep/testdata/harness_tests/status/ignore_lock_mismatch/testcase.json b/cmd/dep/testdata/harness_tests/status/ignore_lock_mismatch/testcase.json
index cadfde4eb1..dc1776d5f2 100644
--- a/cmd/dep/testdata/harness_tests/status/ignore_lock_mismatch/testcase.json
+++ b/cmd/dep/testdata/harness_tests/status/ignore_lock_mismatch/testcase.json
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
   "commands": [
     ["status"]
   ],
-  "error-expected": "inputs-digest mismatch",
+  "error-expected": "This happens when Gopkg.toml is modified",
   "vendor-final": []
 }
diff --git a/cmd/dep/testdata/harness_tests/status/missing_pkgs_lock_mismatch/final/Gopkg.lock b/cmd/dep/testdata/harness_tests/status/missing_pkgs_lock_mismatch/final/Gopkg.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bef2d0092e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/dep/testdata/harness_tests/status/missing_pkgs_lock_mismatch/final/Gopkg.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# This file is autogenerated, do not edit; changes may be undone by the next 'dep ensure'.
+
+
+[solve-meta]
+  analyzer-name = "dep"
+  analyzer-version = 1
+  inputs-digest = "ab4fef131ee828e96ba67d31a7d690bd5f2f42040c6766b1b12fe856f87e0ff7"
+  solver-name = "gps-cdcl"
+  solver-version = 1
diff --git a/cmd/dep/testdata/harness_tests/status/missing_pkgs_lock_mismatch/final/Gopkg.toml b/cmd/dep/testdata/harness_tests/status/missing_pkgs_lock_mismatch/final/Gopkg.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/cmd/dep/testdata/harness_tests/status/missing_pkgs_lock_mismatch/initial/Gopkg.lock b/cmd/dep/testdata/harness_tests/status/missing_pkgs_lock_mismatch/initial/Gopkg.lock
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..bef2d0092e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/dep/testdata/harness_tests/status/missing_pkgs_lock_mismatch/initial/Gopkg.lock
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+# This file is autogenerated, do not edit; changes may be undone by the next 'dep ensure'.
+
+
+[solve-meta]
+  analyzer-name = "dep"
+  analyzer-version = 1
+  inputs-digest = "ab4fef131ee828e96ba67d31a7d690bd5f2f42040c6766b1b12fe856f87e0ff7"
+  solver-name = "gps-cdcl"
+  solver-version = 1
diff --git a/cmd/dep/testdata/harness_tests/status/missing_pkgs_lock_mismatch/initial/Gopkg.toml b/cmd/dep/testdata/harness_tests/status/missing_pkgs_lock_mismatch/initial/Gopkg.toml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e69de29bb2
diff --git a/cmd/dep/testdata/harness_tests/status/missing_pkgs_lock_mismatch/initial/main.go b/cmd/dep/testdata/harness_tests/status/missing_pkgs_lock_mismatch/initial/main.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..935f86c58f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/dep/testdata/harness_tests/status/missing_pkgs_lock_mismatch/initial/main.go
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+package main
+
+import (
+	_ "github.com/sdboyer/deptestdos"
+)
+
+func main() {
+}
diff --git a/cmd/dep/testdata/harness_tests/status/missing_pkgs_lock_mismatch/testcase.json b/cmd/dep/testdata/harness_tests/status/missing_pkgs_lock_mismatch/testcase.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a1f7531975
--- /dev/null
+++ b/cmd/dep/testdata/harness_tests/status/missing_pkgs_lock_mismatch/testcase.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "commands": [
+    ["status"]
+  ],
+  "error-expected": "due to the following packages missing from the lock",
+  "vendor-final": []
+}