diff --git a/overlord/snapstate/snapstate_update_test.go b/overlord/snapstate/snapstate_update_test.go
index 4f5f9d36e6a..31c43af6c7a 100644
--- a/overlord/snapstate/snapstate_update_test.go
+++ b/overlord/snapstate/snapstate_update_test.go
@@ -758,6 +758,16 @@ func (s *snapmgrTestSuite) TestUpdateTasks(c *C) {
 }
 
 func (s *snapmgrTestSuite) TestUpdateAmendRunThrough(c *C) {
+	const tryMode = false
+	s.testUpdateAmendRunThrough(c, tryMode)
+}
+
+func (s *snapmgrTestSuite) TestUpdateAmendRunThroughTryMode(c *C) {
+	const tryMode = true
+	s.testUpdateAmendRunThrough(c, tryMode)
+}
+
+func (s *snapmgrTestSuite) testUpdateAmendRunThrough(c *C, tryMode bool) {
 	si := snap.SideInfo{
 		RealName: "some-snap",
 		Revision: snap.R(-42),
@@ -773,6 +783,7 @@ func (s *snapmgrTestSuite) TestUpdateAmendRunThrough(c *C) {
 		Current:         si.Revision,
 		SnapType:        "app",
 		TrackingChannel: "latest/stable",
+		Flags:           snapstate.Flags{TryMode: tryMode},
 	})
 
 	chg := s.state.NewChange("refresh", "refresh a snap")
diff --git a/overlord/snapstate/storehelpers.go b/overlord/snapstate/storehelpers.go
index 4dc3d30f986..6d8eb361c60 100644
--- a/overlord/snapstate/storehelpers.go
+++ b/overlord/snapstate/storehelpers.go
@@ -921,7 +921,7 @@ func installActionsForAmend(st *state.State, updates map[string]StoreUpdate, opt
 
 		si := snapst.CurrentSideInfo()
 
-		if si == nil || si.SnapID != "" || snapst.TryMode {
+		if si == nil || si.SnapID != "" {
 			continue
 		}
 
diff --git a/tests/main/refresh-amend/task.yaml b/tests/main/refresh-amend/task.yaml
index 0f0f6f49504..fb1cd8072ac 100644
--- a/tests/main/refresh-amend/task.yaml
+++ b/tests/main/refresh-amend/task.yaml
@@ -5,10 +5,21 @@ details: |
     `snap --amend` command. Verify after the refresh process the snap
     has a store revision.
 
+environment:
+  TRY_MODE: false
+  TRY_MODE/try_mode: true
+
 execute: |
     echo "When installing a local snap"
     snap download --edge test-snapd-just-edge
-    snap install --dangerous ./test-snapd-just-edge_*.snap
+
+    if [ "${TRY_MODE}" = 'true' ]; then
+      unsquashfs -d ./test-snapd-just-edge ./test-snapd-just-edge_*.snap
+      snap try ./test-snapd-just-edge
+    else
+      snap install --dangerous ./test-snapd-just-edge_*.snap
+    fi
+
     snap list |MATCH "test-snapd-just-edge.*x1"
 
     echo "A normal refresh will not refresh it to the store rev"
@@ -23,8 +34,15 @@ execute: |
        echo "snap refresh --amend without --edge should error but it did not"
        exit 1
     fi
- 
+
     echo "A refresh with --amend refreshes it to the store revision"
     snap refresh --edge --amend test-snapd-just-edge
+
+    # we remove this dir, otherwise "snap info" will look into it and report
+    # information about the local snap directory
+    if [ "${TRY_MODE}" = 'true' ]; then
+      rm -r ./test-snapd-just-edge
+    fi
+
     echo "And we have a store revision now"
     snap info test-snapd-just-edge | MATCH "^snap-id:.*[a-zA-Z0-9]+$"