1 files changed, 39 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/internal/readings/readings_test.go b/internal/readings/readings_test.go
index 20df5e0..9a31802 100644
--- a/internal/readings/readings_test.go
+++ b/internal/readings/readings_test.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"net/http"
 	"net/http/httptest"
 	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
 	"strings"
 	"testing"
 
@@ -107,14 +108,49 @@ func TestLoadModernRoutes(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
-func TestLoadTraditionalOfflineErrors(t *testing.T) {
+// TestLoadTraditionalOfflineErrorsWithoutCache exercises the (formerly
+// unsupported) traditional+offline path when nothing has been cached yet
+// for that date/lang: it must fail clearly rather than silently falling
+// back to the network or to the modern lectionary's sigla store.
+func TestLoadTraditionalOfflineErrorsWithoutCache(t *testing.T) {
+	t.Setenv("XDG_CACHE_HOME", t.TempDir())
+
 	cfg := config.Config{Lectionary: "traditional", TraditionalLang: "pl"}
 	_, err := Load(cfg, Options{Date: "2026-07-22", Offline: true})
 	if err == nil {
 		t.Fatal("expected error, got nil")
 	}
 	msg := strings.ToLower(err.Error())
-	if !strings.Contains(msg, "offline") || !strings.Contains(msg, "traditional") {
-		t.Errorf("error %q should mention offline and traditional", err.Error())
+	if !strings.Contains(msg, "no cached") {
+		t.Errorf("error %q should mention no cached propers", err.Error())
+	}
+}
+
+// TestLoadTraditionalOfflineReadsCache is the positive counterpart: once a
+// prior online Load (or 'lectio update') has cached a date's traditional
+// propers, Load(offline=true) must serve them from disk, no network
+// involved.
+func TestLoadTraditionalOfflineReadsCache(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	t.Setenv("XDG_CACHE_HOME", dir)
+	cacheDir := filepath.Join(dir, "lectio")
+	if err := os.MkdirAll(cacheDir, 0o755); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	body, err := os.ReadFile("../tradlit/testdata/2026-07-22.json")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+	if err := os.WriteFile(filepath.Join(cacheDir, "2026-07-22.trad.pl.json"), body, 0o644); err != nil {
+		t.Fatal(err)
+	}
+
+	cfg := config.Config{Lectionary: "traditional", TraditionalLang: "pl"}
+	secs, err := Load(cfg, Options{Date: "2026-07-22", Offline: true, All: true})
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("Load: %v", err)
+	}
+	if len(secs) == 0 {
+		t.Error("expected traditional offline sections, got none")
 	}
 }