diff --git a/client/configuration/tests/search_path_test.py b/client/configuration/tests/search_path_test.py
index 5cc5fa6d363..593fbbb465d 100644
--- a/client/configuration/tests/search_path_test.py
+++ b/client/configuration/tests/search_path_test.py
@@ -278,5 +278,9 @@ def test_toplevel_module_not_pyfile(self) -> None:
             self.assertEqual(
                 SitePackageElement("foo", "bar", True).path(), "foo/bar.so"
             )
+            self.assertEqual(
+                process_raw_elements([SitePackageRawElement("bar", True)], ["foo"]),
+                [SitePackageElement("foo", "bar", True)],
+            )
         finally:
             shutil.rmtree("foo")