From 38a757fc67d4f5b83660a61681ec3fc030491f97 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "google-labs-jules[bot]"
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Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 10:56:16 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 1/7] =?UTF-8?q?=F0=9F=9B=A1=EF=B8=8F=20Sentinel:=20[MEDIUM?=
 =?UTF-8?q?]=20Sanitize=20exceptions=20in=20logs?=
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- Wrapped exception objects in `sanitize_for_log()` before logging.
- Prevents potential leakage of sensitive data (e.g., tokens in URLs) from exception messages.
- Added regression test `tests/test_exception_logging.py`.

Co-authored-by: abhimehro <84992105+abhimehro@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 main.py                         | 22 ++++++++++-----
 tests/test_exception_logging.py | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 2 files changed, 62 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 tests/test_exception_logging.py

diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 20a98621..1768c1d4 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -449,11 +449,15 @@ def validate_folder_url(url: str) -> bool:
                         )
                         return False
             except (socket.gaierror, ValueError, OSError) as e:
-                log.warning(f"Failed to resolve/validate domain {hostname}: {e}")
+                log.warning(
+                    f"Failed to resolve/validate domain {hostname}: {sanitize_for_log(e)}"
+                )
                 return False
 
     except Exception as e:
-        log.warning(f"Failed to validate URL {sanitize_for_log(url)}: {e}")
+        log.warning(
+            f"Failed to validate URL {sanitize_for_log(url)}: {sanitize_for_log(e)}"
+        )
         return False
 
     return True
@@ -697,10 +701,10 @@ def check_api_access(client: httpx.Client, profile_id: str) -> bool:
                 f"{Colors.FAIL}   Please verify the Profile ID from your Control D Dashboard URL.{Colors.ENDC}"
             )
         else:
-            log.error(f"API Access Check Failed ({code}): {e}")
+            log.error(f"API Access Check Failed ({code}): {sanitize_for_log(e)}")
         return False
     except httpx.RequestError as e:
-        log.error(f"Network Error during access check: {e}")
+        log.error(f"Network Error during access check: {sanitize_for_log(e)}")
         return False
 
 
@@ -852,7 +856,7 @@ def _fetch_folder_rules(folder_id: str) -> List[str]:
         except Exception as e:
             # We log error but don't stop the whole process;
             # individual folder failure shouldn't crash the sync
-            log.warning(f"Error fetching rules for folder {folder_id}: {e}")
+            log.warning(f"Error fetching rules for folder {folder_id}: {sanitize_for_log(e)}")
             return []
 
     try:
@@ -888,7 +892,9 @@ def _fetch_folder_rules(folder_id: str) -> List[str]:
                         all_rules.update(result)
                 except Exception as e:
                     folder_id = future_to_folder[future]
-                    log.warning(f"Failed to fetch rules for folder ID {folder_id}: {e}")
+                    log.warning(
+                        f"Failed to fetch rules for folder ID {folder_id}: {sanitize_for_log(e)}"
+                    )
 
         log.info(f"Total existing rules across all folders: {len(all_rules)}")
         return all_rules
@@ -1024,7 +1030,9 @@ def create_folder(
                         )
                         return str(grp["PK"])
             except Exception as e:
-                log.warning(f"Error fetching groups on attempt {attempt}: {e}")
+                log.warning(
+                    f"Error fetching groups on attempt {attempt}: {sanitize_for_log(e)}"
+                )
 
             if attempt < MAX_RETRIES:
                 wait_time = FOLDER_CREATION_DELAY * (attempt + 1)
diff --git a/tests/test_exception_logging.py b/tests/test_exception_logging.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..32f8c718
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_exception_logging.py
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+import unittest
+from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
+import httpx
+import main
+
+class TestExceptionLogging(unittest.TestCase):
+    def setUp(self):
+        # Set a dummy token for redaction testing
+        self.original_token = main.TOKEN
+        main.TOKEN = "SECRET_TOKEN_123"
+
+    def tearDown(self):
+        main.TOKEN = self.original_token
+
+    @patch('main.log')
+    def test_check_api_access_redacts_exception(self, mock_log):
+        # Setup
+        client = MagicMock()
+        profile_id = "test_profile"
+
+        # Simulate a RequestError containing the secret token
+        # This simulates a situation where the exception message might contain the URL with token
+        error_message = "Connection error to https://api.controld.com?token=SECRET_TOKEN_123"
+        client.get.side_effect = httpx.RequestError(error_message, request=MagicMock())
+
+        # Action
+        main.check_api_access(client, profile_id)
+
+        # Assertion
+        # We expect log.error to be called
+        self.assertTrue(mock_log.error.called, "log.error should have been called")
+
+        # Check the arguments passed to log.error
+        # The code is: log.error(f"Network Error during access check: {e}")
+        # So the first argument should contain the redacted message
+        # Since it is an f-string, the redaction must happen BEFORE formatting or inside the f-string expression
+        args = mock_log.error.call_args[0]
+        logged_message = args[0]
+
+        # Verify secret is NOT present
+        self.assertNotIn("SECRET_TOKEN_123", logged_message, "Secret token leaked in logs!")
+
+        # Verify redaction placeholder IS present
+        self.assertIn("[REDACTED]", logged_message, "Redaction placeholder missing!")
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    unittest.main()

From 9fd79e4dcd64b8c8279f1c73e59ff9dfa8fde7da Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abhi Mehrotra <abhimehro@pm.me>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 05:29:01 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 2/7] Update tests/test_exception_logging.py

Co-authored-by: gemini-code-assist[bot] <176961590+gemini-code-assist[bot]@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 tests/test_exception_logging.py | 9 +--------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/test_exception_logging.py b/tests/test_exception_logging.py
index 32f8c718..ab7298a2 100644
--- a/tests/test_exception_logging.py
+++ b/tests/test_exception_logging.py
@@ -4,15 +4,8 @@
 import main
 
 class TestExceptionLogging(unittest.TestCase):
-    def setUp(self):
-        # Set a dummy token for redaction testing
-        self.original_token = main.TOKEN
-        main.TOKEN = "SECRET_TOKEN_123"
-
-    def tearDown(self):
-        main.TOKEN = self.original_token
-
     @patch('main.log')
+    @patch('main.TOKEN', 'SECRET_TOKEN_123')
     def test_check_api_access_redacts_exception(self, mock_log):
         # Setup
         client = MagicMock()

From f0346ccdb9398874e55647886bbdb85d55c79dbc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 11:37:19 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 3/7] Initial plan


From 01b3565f88d8d1b8b47d7c28fcc56dd1e12e9ace Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 11:44:07 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 4/7] Apply PR #180 review feedback - sanitize all exception
 logs and improve tests

Co-authored-by: abhimehro <84992105+abhimehro@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 main.py                         |  11 +-
 tests/test_exception_logging.py | 206 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 205 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)

diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
index 1768c1d4..5baa92dc 100644
--- a/main.py
+++ b/main.py
@@ -606,7 +606,8 @@ def _retry_request(request_func, max_retries=MAX_RETRIES, delay=RETRY_DELAY):
                 raise
             wait_time = delay * (2**attempt)
             log.warning(
-                f"Request failed (attempt {attempt + 1}/{max_retries}): {e}. Retrying in {wait_time}s..."
+                f"Request failed (attempt {attempt + 1}/{max_retries}): "
+                f"{sanitize_for_log(e)}. Retrying in {wait_time}s..."
             )
             time.sleep(wait_time)
 
@@ -948,7 +949,8 @@ def _validate_and_fetch(url: str):
                     sys.stderr.flush()
 
                 log.warning(
-                    f"Failed to pre-fetch {sanitize_for_log(futures[future])}: {e}"
+                    f"Failed to pre-fetch {sanitize_for_log(futures[future])}: "
+                    f"{sanitize_for_log(e)}"
                 )
                 # Restore progress bar after warning
                 render_progress_bar(completed, total, "Warming up cache", prefix="⏳")
@@ -1013,7 +1015,10 @@ def create_folder(
                         )
                         return str(grp["PK"])
         except Exception as e:
-            log.debug(f"Could not extract ID from POST response: {e}")
+            log.debug(
+                f"Could not extract ID from POST response: "
+                f"{sanitize_for_log(e)}"
+            )
 
         # 2. Fallback: Poll for the new folder (The Robust Retry Logic)
         for attempt in range(MAX_RETRIES + 1):
diff --git a/tests/test_exception_logging.py b/tests/test_exception_logging.py
index ab7298a2..4f327d37 100644
--- a/tests/test_exception_logging.py
+++ b/tests/test_exception_logging.py
@@ -1,40 +1,228 @@
+"""Tests for exception logging and sanitization.
+
+This module verifies that sensitive data (tokens, secrets, credentials) in
+exception messages are properly redacted before being written to logs.
+"""
+
 import unittest
 from unittest.mock import MagicMock, patch
 import httpx
 import main
 
+
 class TestExceptionLogging(unittest.TestCase):
+    """Test suite for exception logging with sanitization."""
+
     @patch('main.log')
-    @patch('main.TOKEN', 'SECRET_TOKEN_123')
+    @patch('main.TOKEN', 'TEST_TOKEN_XYZ')
     def test_check_api_access_redacts_exception(self, mock_log):
+        """Test that check_api_access redacts tokens in exception messages."""
         # Setup
         client = MagicMock()
         profile_id = "test_profile"
 
-        # Simulate a RequestError containing the secret token
-        # This simulates a situation where the exception message might contain the URL with token
-        error_message = "Connection error to https://api.controld.com?token=SECRET_TOKEN_123"
-        client.get.side_effect = httpx.RequestError(error_message, request=MagicMock())
+        # Simulate a RequestError containing the test token
+        # This simulates a situation where the exception message might
+        # contain the URL with token
+        error_message = (
+            "Connection error to "
+            "https://api.controld.com?token=TEST_TOKEN_XYZ"
+        )
+        client.get.side_effect = httpx.RequestError(
+            error_message, request=MagicMock()
+        )
 
         # Action
         main.check_api_access(client, profile_id)
 
         # Assertion
         # We expect log.error to be called
-        self.assertTrue(mock_log.error.called, "log.error should have been called")
+        self.assertTrue(
+            mock_log.error.called, "log.error should have been called"
+        )
 
         # Check the arguments passed to log.error
         # The code is: log.error(f"Network Error during access check: {e}")
         # So the first argument should contain the redacted message
-        # Since it is an f-string, the redaction must happen BEFORE formatting or inside the f-string expression
+        # Since it is an f-string, the redaction must happen BEFORE
+        # formatting or inside the f-string expression
         args = mock_log.error.call_args[0]
         logged_message = args[0]
 
         # Verify secret is NOT present
-        self.assertNotIn("SECRET_TOKEN_123", logged_message, "Secret token leaked in logs!")
+        self.assertNotIn(
+            "TEST_TOKEN_XYZ", logged_message, "Secret token leaked in logs!"
+        )
 
         # Verify redaction placeholder IS present
-        self.assertIn("[REDACTED]", logged_message, "Redaction placeholder missing!")
+        self.assertIn(
+            "[REDACTED]", logged_message, "Redaction placeholder missing!"
+        )
+
+    @patch('main.log')
+    @patch('main.socket.getaddrinfo')
+    def test_validate_folder_url_redacts_exception(
+        self, mock_getaddrinfo, mock_log
+    ):
+        """Test validate_folder_url redacts sensitive data in exceptions."""
+        # Setup - simulate an exception during DNS resolution that
+        # contains a sensitive URL
+        test_url = "https://example.com/list?api_key=SECRET_API_KEY_456"
+
+        # Create an exception that might contain the URL
+        mock_getaddrinfo.side_effect = OSError(
+            f"Failed to resolve {test_url}"
+        )
+
+        # Action
+        result = main.validate_folder_url(test_url)
+
+        # Assertions
+        self.assertFalse(result, "URL validation should fail")
+        self.assertTrue(
+            mock_log.warning.called, "log.warning should have been called"
+        )
+
+        # Get all warning calls
+        warning_calls = mock_log.warning.call_args_list
+
+        # Check that none of the logged messages contain the secret
+        for call in warning_calls:
+            logged_message = str(call[0][0])
+            self.assertNotIn(
+                "SECRET_API_KEY_456",
+                logged_message,
+                "Secret API key leaked in logs!"
+            )
+
+    @patch('main.log')
+    def test_fetch_folder_rules_redacts_exception(self, mock_log):
+        """Test exception handlers in get_all_existing_rules redact."""
+        # Setup
+        client = MagicMock()
+        profile_id = "test_profile"
+        folder_id = "folder_123"
+
+        # Create the exception with sensitive data
+        error_with_token = ValueError(
+            "API error at https://api.controld.com?token=TEST_SECRET_789"
+        )
+
+        # Mock _api_get to succeed for root but fail for folder rules
+        with patch('main._api_get') as mock_api_get:
+            def api_get_side_effect(client_arg, url):
+                if url.endswith("/rules"):
+                    # Root rules succeed
+                    mock_response = MagicMock()
+                    mock_response.json.return_value = {"body": {"rules": []}}
+                    return mock_response
+                else:
+                    # Folder rules fail with our error
+                    raise error_with_token
+
+            mock_api_get.side_effect = api_get_side_effect
+
+            # Provide known_folders to ensure _fetch_folder_rules is called
+            main.get_all_existing_rules(
+                client, profile_id, known_folders={"Test Folder": folder_id}
+            )
+
+        # Assertion - verify the exception was sanitized
+        # Either log.warning was called from _fetch_folder_rules (line 859)
+        # or from the outer exception handler (line 895-896)
+        self.assertTrue(
+            mock_log.warning.called, "log.warning should have been called"
+        )
+
+        # Get warning calls
+        warning_calls = mock_log.warning.call_args_list
+
+        # Check that the secret is redacted in all warnings
+        for call in warning_calls:
+            logged_message = str(call[0][0])
+            self.assertNotIn(
+                "TEST_SECRET_789",
+                logged_message,
+                "Secret token leaked in logs!"
+            )
+
+    @patch('main.log')
+    @patch('main._api_post')
+    def test_create_folder_redacts_exception(self, mock_api_post, mock_log):
+        """Test that create_folder redacts tokens in debug log messages."""
+        # Setup
+        client = MagicMock()
+        profile_id = "test_profile"
+        folder_name = "Test Folder"
+
+        # Mock the API response to return data but cause an exception
+        # when trying to extract the ID
+        mock_response = MagicMock()
+        mock_response.json.return_value = {
+            "body": {
+                "groups": "invalid_format_causes_exception_with_token=ABC123"
+            }
+        }
+        mock_api_post.return_value = mock_response
+
+        # We need to also mock list_existing_folders to avoid the fallback
+        with patch('main.list_existing_folders') as mock_list:
+            mock_list.return_value = {}
+
+            # Action - this will try the direct ID extraction, fail, and log
+            try:
+                main.create_folder(client, profile_id, folder_name)
+            except Exception:
+                pass  # We expect this might fail, we're testing the logging
+
+        # Assertion - if debug was called, verify redaction
+        if mock_log.debug.called:
+            debug_calls = mock_log.debug.call_args_list
+
+            for call in debug_calls:
+                logged_message = str(call)
+                # The message should not contain raw exception data
+                # that might have tokens. Note: This is checking the
+                # general pattern. In real scenarios, the exception
+                # might contain URLs with tokens
+                pass  # Debug logging happened with sanitization
+
+    @patch('main.log')
+    def test_retry_request_redacts_exception(self, mock_log):
+        """Test that _retry_request redacts tokens in warning messages."""
+        # Setup - create an exception with sensitive data
+        error_with_token = httpx.RequestError(
+            "Connection to https://api.example.com?secret=HIDDEN_KEY_999",
+            request=MagicMock()
+        )
+
+        # Create a failing request function
+        def failing_request():
+            raise error_with_token
+
+        # Action
+        try:
+            main._retry_request(failing_request, max_retries=2, delay=0.01)
+        except httpx.RequestError:
+            pass  # Expected to fail after retries
+
+        # Assertion
+        self.assertTrue(
+            mock_log.warning.called, "log.warning should have been called"
+        )
+
+        # Get all warning calls
+        warning_calls = mock_log.warning.call_args_list
+
+        # Check that the secret is redacted
+        for call in warning_calls:
+            logged_message = str(call[0][0])
+            self.assertNotIn(
+                "HIDDEN_KEY_999",
+                logged_message,
+                "Secret key leaked in logs!"
+            )
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()

From 1e697aff14db4114843e8a586bb1958a0930f30f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abhi Mehrotra <abhimehro@pm.me>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 06:02:56 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 5/7] Update tests/test_exception_logging.py

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 tests/test_exception_logging.py | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/tests/test_exception_logging.py b/tests/test_exception_logging.py
index 4f327d37..07bf95b0 100644
--- a/tests/test_exception_logging.py
+++ b/tests/test_exception_logging.py
@@ -171,7 +171,9 @@ def test_create_folder_redacts_exception(self, mock_api_post, mock_log):
 
             # Action - this will try the direct ID extraction, fail, and log
             try:
-                main.create_folder(client, profile_id, folder_name)
+                # Pass placeholder MagicMock instances for additional required arguments.
+                # We only care about logging/redaction behavior, not the actual folder creation.
+                main.create_folder(client, profile_id, folder_name, MagicMock(), MagicMock())
             except Exception:
                 pass  # We expect this might fail, we're testing the logging
 

From f2eb41dfc8edbe492342de2e4ee97b02dcc0bd71 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Abhi Mehrotra <abhimehro@pm.me>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 06:03:04 -0600
Subject: [PATCH 6/7] Update tests/test_exception_logging.py

Co-authored-by: Copilot <175728472+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 tests/test_exception_logging.py | 15 ++++++++++-----
 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/test_exception_logging.py b/tests/test_exception_logging.py
index 07bf95b0..f614a7ad 100644
--- a/tests/test_exception_logging.py
+++ b/tests/test_exception_logging.py
@@ -182,12 +182,17 @@ def test_create_folder_redacts_exception(self, mock_api_post, mock_log):
             debug_calls = mock_log.debug.call_args_list
 
             for call in debug_calls:
-                logged_message = str(call)
+                # Extract the logged message from the first positional arg
+                logged_message = str(call[0][0])
                 # The message should not contain raw exception data
-                # that might have tokens. Note: This is checking the
-                # general pattern. In real scenarios, the exception
-                # might contain URLs with tokens
-                pass  # Debug logging happened with sanitization
+                # that might have tokens. In this test, the mocked
+                # response includes "token=ABC123" in the data, so we
+                # verify that value is not leaked to the logs.
+                self.assertNotIn(
+                    "ABC123",
+                    logged_message,
+                    "Token value leaked in debug logs!"
+                )
 
     @patch('main.log')
     def test_retry_request_redacts_exception(self, mock_log):

From 8879fc22a0b35b49cb0217fc75131f309ab15d7a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "copilot-swe-agent[bot]" <198982749+Copilot@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 9 Feb 2026 12:20:27 +0000
Subject: [PATCH 7/7] Fix test_create_folder_redacts_exception to properly
 verify sanitization

Co-authored-by: abhimehro <84992105+abhimehro@users.noreply.github.com>
---
 tests/test_exception_logging.py | 86 ++++++++++++++++++++-------------
 1 file changed, 53 insertions(+), 33 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tests/test_exception_logging.py b/tests/test_exception_logging.py
index f614a7ad..555c8a6e 100644
--- a/tests/test_exception_logging.py
+++ b/tests/test_exception_logging.py
@@ -148,52 +148,72 @@ def api_get_side_effect(client_arg, url):
 
     @patch('main.log')
     @patch('main._api_post')
-    def test_create_folder_redacts_exception(self, mock_api_post, mock_log):
+    @patch('main._api_get')
+    def test_create_folder_redacts_exception(
+        self, mock_api_get, mock_api_post, mock_log
+    ):
         """Test that create_folder redacts tokens in debug log messages."""
         # Setup
         client = MagicMock()
         profile_id = "test_profile"
         folder_name = "Test Folder"
 
-        # Mock the API response to return data but cause an exception
-        # when trying to extract the ID
+        # Create an exception with a sensitive token in the message
+        sensitive_url = "https://api.controld.com/create?token=SECRET_XYZ_789"
+        error_with_token = ValueError(
+            f"Failed to parse response from {sensitive_url}"
+        )
+
+        # Mock json() to raise an exception with the sensitive URL
         mock_response = MagicMock()
-        mock_response.json.return_value = {
-            "body": {
-                "groups": "invalid_format_causes_exception_with_token=ABC123"
-            }
-        }
+        mock_response.json.side_effect = error_with_token
         mock_api_post.return_value = mock_response
 
-        # We need to also mock list_existing_folders to avoid the fallback
-        with patch('main.list_existing_folders') as mock_list:
-            mock_list.return_value = {}
-
-            # Action - this will try the direct ID extraction, fail, and log
-            try:
-                # Pass placeholder MagicMock instances for additional required arguments.
-                # We only care about logging/redaction behavior, not the actual folder creation.
-                main.create_folder(client, profile_id, folder_name, MagicMock(), MagicMock())
-            except Exception:
-                pass  # We expect this might fail, we're testing the logging
-
-        # Assertion - if debug was called, verify redaction
-        if mock_log.debug.called:
-            debug_calls = mock_log.debug.call_args_list
-
-            for call in debug_calls:
-                # Extract the logged message from the first positional arg
-                logged_message = str(call[0][0])
-                # The message should not contain raw exception data
-                # that might have tokens. In this test, the mocked
-                # response includes "token=ABC123" in the data, so we
-                # verify that value is not leaked to the logs.
+        # Mock the fallback polling to return empty results quickly
+        mock_get_response = MagicMock()
+        mock_get_response.json.return_value = {"body": {"groups": []}}
+        mock_api_get.return_value = mock_get_response
+
+        # Mock time.sleep to avoid actual delays
+        with patch('main.time.sleep'):
+            # Action - this will try to call json(), catch exception, and log
+            result = main.create_folder(client, profile_id, folder_name, 1, 1)
+
+        # Should return None after retries fail
+        self.assertIsNone(result)
+
+        # Assertion - verify debug was called and sanitization worked
+        self.assertTrue(
+            mock_log.debug.called,
+            "log.debug should have been called for exception"
+        )
+
+        debug_calls = mock_log.debug.call_args_list
+        logged_messages = [str(call[0][0]) for call in debug_calls]
+
+        # At least one debug message should be about the POST response error
+        found_relevant_log = False
+        for logged_message in logged_messages:
+            if "Could not extract ID from POST response" in logged_message:
+                found_relevant_log = True
+                # Verify the secret token is redacted
                 self.assertNotIn(
-                    "ABC123",
+                    "SECRET_XYZ_789",
+                    logged_message,
+                    "Secret token leaked in debug logs!"
+                )
+                # Verify redaction placeholder is present
+                self.assertIn(
+                    "[REDACTED]",
                     logged_message,
-                    "Token value leaked in debug logs!"
+                    "Redaction placeholder missing in debug logs!"
                 )
 
+        self.assertTrue(
+            found_relevant_log,
+            "Expected debug log about POST response error not found"
+        )
+
     @patch('main.log')
     def test_retry_request_redacts_exception(self, mock_log):
         """Test that _retry_request redacts tokens in warning messages."""