diff --git a/pkg/storage/findings_test.go b/pkg/storage/findings_test.go
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+package storage_test
+
+import (
+	"database/sql"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/salvacybersec/keyhunter/pkg/storage"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+	_ "modernc.org/sqlite"
+)
+
+func makeTestKey() []byte {
+	k := make([]byte, 32)
+	for i := range k {
+		k[i] = byte(i)
+	}
+	return k
+}
+
+func TestSaveFinding_VerifyFields_RoundTrip(t *testing.T) {
+	db, err := storage.Open(":memory:")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	encKey := makeTestKey()
+
+	f := storage.Finding{
+		ProviderName:   "openai",
+		KeyValue:       "sk-proj-abcdefghijklmnop1234",
+		Confidence:     "high",
+		SourcePath:     "/tmp/test.env",
+		SourceType:     "file",
+		LineNumber:     12,
+		Verified:       true,
+		VerifyStatus:   "live",
+		VerifyHTTPCode: 200,
+		VerifyMetadata: map[string]string{"org": "Acme", "tier": "plus"},
+	}
+	_, err = db.SaveFinding(f, encKey)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	out, err := db.ListFindings(encKey)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, out, 1)
+
+	got := out[0]
+	assert.True(t, got.Verified)
+	assert.Equal(t, "live", got.VerifyStatus)
+	assert.Equal(t, 200, got.VerifyHTTPCode)
+	assert.Equal(t, "Acme", got.VerifyMetadata["org"])
+	assert.Equal(t, "plus", got.VerifyMetadata["tier"])
+	assert.Equal(t, f.KeyValue, got.KeyValue)
+}
+
+func TestSaveFinding_VerifyFields_Empty(t *testing.T) {
+	db, err := storage.Open(":memory:")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	encKey := makeTestKey()
+
+	f := storage.Finding{
+		ProviderName: "anthropic",
+		KeyValue:     "sk-ant-api03-abcdefghij1234",
+		Confidence:   "medium",
+		SourcePath:   "/tmp/cfg.yaml",
+		SourceType:   "file",
+	}
+	_, err = db.SaveFinding(f, encKey)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	out, err := db.ListFindings(encKey)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, out, 1)
+
+	got := out[0]
+	assert.False(t, got.Verified)
+	assert.Equal(t, "", got.VerifyStatus)
+	assert.Equal(t, 0, got.VerifyHTTPCode)
+	assert.Nil(t, got.VerifyMetadata)
+}
+
+func TestOpen_MigratesExistingDB(t *testing.T) {
+	// Create a temp file-backed DB so we can close and reopen it.
+	tmp := t.TempDir() + "/legacy.db"
+
+	// Bootstrap an OLD-schema findings table directly (no verify columns).
+	raw, err := sql.Open("sqlite", tmp)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	_, err = raw.Exec(`CREATE TABLE findings (
+		id            INTEGER PRIMARY KEY AUTOINCREMENT,
+		scan_id       INTEGER,
+		provider_name TEXT NOT NULL,
+		key_value     BLOB NOT NULL,
+		key_masked    TEXT NOT NULL,
+		confidence    TEXT NOT NULL,
+		source_path   TEXT,
+		source_type   TEXT,
+		line_number   INTEGER,
+		created_at    DATETIME DEFAULT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
+	)`)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.NoError(t, raw.Close())
+
+	// Reopen via storage.Open — should migrate the table in-place.
+	db, err := storage.Open(tmp)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer db.Close()
+
+	rows, err := db.SQL().Query("PRAGMA table_info(findings)")
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	defer rows.Close()
+
+	cols := map[string]bool{}
+	for rows.Next() {
+		var cid int
+		var name, ctype string
+		var notnull, pk int
+		var dflt sql.NullString
+		require.NoError(t, rows.Scan(&cid, &name, &ctype, &notnull, &dflt, &pk))
+		cols[name] = true
+	}
+	assert.True(t, cols["verified"], "verified column missing")
+	assert.True(t, cols["verify_status"], "verify_status column missing")
+	assert.True(t, cols["verify_http_code"], "verify_http_code column missing")
+	assert.True(t, cols["verify_metadata_json"], "verify_metadata_json column missing")
+
+	// And verify the round-trip still works after migration.
+	encKey := makeTestKey()
+	_, err = db.SaveFinding(storage.Finding{
+		ProviderName:   "groq",
+		KeyValue:       "gsk_abcdefghijklmnop1234",
+		Confidence:     "high",
+		Verified:       true,
+		VerifyStatus:   "live",
+		VerifyHTTPCode: 200,
+		VerifyMetadata: map[string]string{"model": "mixtral"},
+	}, encKey)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+
+	out, err := db.ListFindings(encKey)
+	require.NoError(t, err)
+	require.Len(t, out, 1)
+	assert.Equal(t, "live", out[0].VerifyStatus)
+	assert.Equal(t, "mixtral", out[0].VerifyMetadata["model"])
+}