diff --git a/src/Persistence/PersistenceTests/ModularMonoliths/end_to_end_modular_monolith.cs b/src/Persistence/PersistenceTests/ModularMonoliths/end_to_end_modular_monolith.cs
index 3cd0a2031..5f55e0c40 100644
--- a/src/Persistence/PersistenceTests/ModularMonoliths/end_to_end_modular_monolith.cs
+++ b/src/Persistence/PersistenceTests/ModularMonoliths/end_to_end_modular_monolith.cs
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 using Xunit;
 using Marten;
 using Microsoft.Data.SqlClient;
+using Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection;
 using Weasel.SqlServer;
 using Wolverine.Marten;
 using Wolverine.Persistence;
@@ -181,6 +182,25 @@ public async Task has_all_the_expected_databases()
         );
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public async Task using_db_context_outbox()
+    {
+        Func<IMessageContext, Task> action = async c =>
+        {
+            using var scope = theHost.Services.CreateScope();
+            var outbox = scope.ServiceProvider.GetRequiredService<IDbContextOutbox<ItemsDbContext>>();
+            var entity = new Item { Id = Guid.NewGuid() };
+            outbox.DbContext.Items.Add(entity);
+            await outbox.PublishAsync(new ApproveItem1(entity.Id));
+            await outbox.SaveChangesAndFlushMessagesAsync();
+        };
+        
+        var tracked = await theHost.TrackActivity()
+            .ExecuteAndWaitAsync(action);
+
+        tracked.Sent.SingleEnvelope<ApproveItem1>().ShouldNotBeNull();
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public async Task use_outbox_with_ancillary_store_with_ef_core()
     {
diff --git a/src/Persistence/PersistenceTests/ModularMonoliths/registration_of_message_stores.cs b/src/Persistence/PersistenceTests/ModularMonoliths/registration_of_message_stores.cs
index f1d617061..f351a74e2 100644
--- a/src/Persistence/PersistenceTests/ModularMonoliths/registration_of_message_stores.cs
+++ b/src/Persistence/PersistenceTests/ModularMonoliths/registration_of_message_stores.cs
@@ -10,12 +10,14 @@
 using Weasel.Postgresql;
 using Weasel.Postgresql.Migrations;
 using Wolverine;
+using Wolverine.EntityFrameworkCore;
 using Wolverine.Marten;
 using Wolverine.Persistence;
 using Wolverine.Persistence.Durability;
 using Wolverine.Postgresql;
 using Wolverine.Runtime;
 using Wolverine.SqlServer;
+using Wolverine.SqlServer.Persistence;
 using Wolverine.Tracking;
 using Xunit;
 using Xunit.Abstractions;