diff --git a/.github/actions/unpack-test-products/action.yml b/.github/actions/unpack-test-products/action.yml
index 2be0423a5..44f39cdf7 100644
--- a/.github/actions/unpack-test-products/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/unpack-test-products/action.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,23 @@ runs:
         GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
       run: scripts/download-libs.sh
 
+    # download-artifact retries five times over about half a minute, and a blob storage outage has
+    # outlasted that (#3208), failing a whole shard before any test ran. One more attempt a minute
+    # later costs nothing when the first succeeds.
     - name: Download the built products
+      id: download-products
+      continue-on-error: true
+      uses: actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1
+      with:
+        name: test-products
+
+    - name: Wait before retrying the download
+      if: steps.download-products.outcome == 'failure'
+      shell: bash
+      run: sleep 60
+
+    - name: Retry downloading the built products
+      if: steps.download-products.outcome == 'failure'
       uses: actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1
       with:
         name: test-products
diff --git a/Packages/TableProCore/Tests/TableProSyncTests/SyncRecordMapperTests.swift b/Packages/TableProCore/Tests/TableProSyncTests/SyncRecordMapperTests.swift
index 0463cdcad..2fa2afdfb 100644
--- a/Packages/TableProCore/Tests/TableProSyncTests/SyncRecordMapperTests.swift
+++ b/Packages/TableProCore/Tests/TableProSyncTests/SyncRecordMapperTests.swift
@@ -86,4 +86,25 @@ struct SyncRecordMapperTests {
         let decoded = try #require(SyncRecordMapper.toConnection(record))
         #expect(decoded.safeModeLevel == .confirmWrites)
     }
+
+    @Test("An unrecognized wire value keeps the legacy read-only restriction")
+    func unknownWireValuePreservesReadOnly() throws {
+        let record = makeRawRecord(safeModeLevelRaw: "someFutureLevel", isReadOnly: true)
+        let decoded = try #require(SyncRecordMapper.toConnection(record))
+        #expect(decoded.safeModeLevel == .readOnly)
+    }
+
+    @Test("A rename preserves an unrecognized wire value and requires confirmation")
+    func renamePreservesUnknownWireValue() throws {
+        let record = makeRawRecord(safeModeLevelRaw: "someFutureLevel")
+        var connection = try #require(SyncRecordMapper.toConnection(record))
+        connection.name = "Renamed"
+
+        SyncRecordMapper.updateRecord(record, with: connection)
+
+        #expect(record["safeModeLevel"] as? String == "someFutureLevel")
+        let decoded = try #require(SyncRecordMapper.toConnection(record))
+        #expect(decoded.name == "Renamed")
+        #expect(decoded.safeModeLevel == .confirmWrites)
+    }
 }