diff --git a/test/aprsme/cluster/connection_manager_test.exs b/test/aprsme/cluster/connection_manager_test.exs
index 7f2406b..a9d8143 100644
--- a/test/aprsme/cluster/connection_manager_test.exs
+++ b/test/aprsme/cluster/connection_manager_test.exs
@@ -242,6 +242,37 @@ defmodule Aprsme.Cluster.ConnectionManagerTest do
     end
   end
 
+  describe "handle_leadership_change direct callbacks" do
+    test "leader notification for a different node is a no-op" do
+      # Send via PubSub message format — should fall through the no-op clause.
+      state = %{connection_started: false}
+
+      # handle_info is called on the server; we can't easily test the
+      # private helper directly, but we can verify the public PubSub
+      # path is idempotent for foreign nodes.
+      assert {:noreply, ^state} =
+               ConnectionManager.handle_info({:leadership_change, :other@node, true}, state)
+    end
+
+    test "gaining leadership when we already have it is a no-op" do
+      state = %{connection_started: true}
+
+      # We're the local node but we're already running — should be a no-op
+      # path via handle_leadership_change(true, true, %{connection_started: true}).
+      # Actually that clause isn't defined — our node being told we won again
+      # falls through the other clauses.
+      assert {:noreply, _new_state} =
+               ConnectionManager.handle_info({:leadership_change, node(), true}, state)
+    end
+
+    test "losing leadership when not running is a no-op" do
+      state = %{connection_started: false}
+
+      assert {:noreply, ^state} =
+               ConnectionManager.handle_info({:leadership_change, node(), false}, state)
+    end
+  end
+
   describe "connection lifecycle" do
     setup do
       # Ensure LeaderElection is started