diff --git a/sim/tb/gif_gs/tb_gs_axi_w_regbuf.sv b/sim/tb/gif_gs/tb_gs_axi_w_regbuf.sv
index 693c987..1b90423 100644
--- a/sim/tb/gif_gs/tb_gs_axi_w_regbuf.sv
+++ b/sim/tb/gif_gs/tb_gs_axi_w_regbuf.sv
@@ -82,17 +82,28 @@ module tb_gs_axi_w_regbuf;
             errors++;
         end
     end
+    // Coverage: prove the distinguishing full && d_wready case was actually hit;
+    // otherwise the no-bypass check above never exercised its meaningful case.
+    logic saw_full_and_ready; initial saw_full_and_ready = 1'b0;
+    always_ff @(posedge clk) if (rst_n && dut.full && d_wready) saw_full_and_ready <= 1'b1;
 
-    // (3) stable downstream payload while stalled (d_wvalid && !d_wready)
-    logic [WD-1:0] hold_d; logic hold_v;
+    // (3) while stalled (prev cycle d_wvalid && !d_wready), the SAME beat must still
+    //     be presented: d_wvalid asserted AND {d_wdata,d_wstrb,d_wlast} unchanged.
+    logic [WD-1:0] hold_d; logic [WS-1:0] hold_s; logic hold_l; logic hold_v;
     always_ff @(posedge clk or negedge rst_n) begin
-        if (!rst_n) begin hold_v <= 1'b0; hold_d <= '0; end
+        if (!rst_n) begin hold_v <= 1'b0; hold_d <= '0; hold_s <= '0; hold_l <= 1'b0; end
         else begin
-            if (hold_v && d_wvalid && (d_wdata !== hold_d)) begin
-                if (errors < 20) $error("[wbuf] downstream payload changed while stalled"); errors++;
+            if (hold_v) begin
+                if (!d_wvalid) begin
+                    if (errors < 20) $error("[wbuf] d_wvalid deasserted while stalled"); errors++;
+                end else if (d_wdata !== hold_d || d_wstrb !== hold_s || d_wlast !== hold_l) begin
+                    if (errors < 20) $error("[wbuf] downstream {wdata,wstrb,wlast} changed while stalled"); errors++;
+                end
             end
             hold_v <= d_wvalid && !d_wready;
             hold_d <= d_wdata;
+            hold_s <= d_wstrb;
+            hold_l <= d_wlast;
         end
     end
 
@@ -120,6 +131,7 @@ module tb_gs_axi_w_regbuf;
         if (d_wvalid !== 1'b0) begin $error("[wbuf] not empty after drain (d_wvalid=%b)", d_wvalid); errors++; end
         if (wr_seq !== rd_seq) begin $error("[wbuf] count mismatch: in %0d out %0d", wr_seq, rd_seq); errors++; end
         if (wr_seq < 32'd2000) begin $error("[wbuf] too few transfers (%0d) — not meaningful", wr_seq); errors++; end
+        if (!saw_full_and_ready) begin $error("[wbuf] coverage: full && d_wready never observed — no-bypass case unexercised"); errors++; end
 
         $display("[tb_gs_axi_w_regbuf] in=%0d out=%0d errors=%0d", wr_seq, rd_seq, errors);
         if (errors == 0) $display("[tb_gs_axi_w_regbuf] PASS");