diff --git a/doc/bugs/Massive_git_add_produces_sqlite_crashes.mdwn b/doc/bugs/Massive_git_add_produces_sqlite_crashes.mdwn
index dbf46a03b5..db2516267e 100644
--- a/doc/bugs/Massive_git_add_produces_sqlite_crashes.mdwn
+++ b/doc/bugs/Massive_git_add_produces_sqlite_crashes.mdwn
@@ -38,6 +38,8 @@ Create a git annex repo, add thousands of annexed binary files, and add thousand
 	error: external filter git-annex smudge --clean %f failed 1
 	error: external filter git-annex smudge --clean %f failed
 	# [...] plenty of errors follow
+	>git ls-files --others | grep txt | wc -l
+	1953
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