diff --git a/pkg/attest/sign_test.go b/pkg/attest/sign_test.go
index 4fa494b..04d2eb9 100644
--- a/pkg/attest/sign_test.go
+++ b/pkg/attest/sign_test.go
@@ -191,11 +191,21 @@ func TestSimpleStatementSigning(t *testing.T) {
 			err = manifest.AddAttestation(ctx, signer, statement2, opts)
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 
+			// fake that the manfifest was loaded from a real image
+			manifest.AttestationImage.OriginalLayers = manifest.AttestationImage.SignedLayers
+			envelopes, err := oci.ExtractEnvelopes(manifest, attestation.VSAPredicateType)
+			require.NoError(t, err)
+			assert.Len(t, envelopes, 2)
+
 			newImg, err := manifest.BuildAttestationImage(attestation.WithReplacedLayers(tc.replace))
 			require.NoError(t, err)
 			layers, err := newImg.Layers()
 			require.NoError(t, err)
-			assert.Len(t, layers, 2)
+			if tc.replace {
+				assert.Len(t, layers, 2)
+			} else {
+				assert.Len(t, layers, 4)
+			}
 
 			newImgs, err := manifest.BuildReferringArtifacts()
 			require.NoError(t, err)
diff --git a/pkg/attestation/attestation.go b/pkg/attestation/attestation.go
index 0636142..f2f35a0 100644
--- a/pkg/attestation/attestation.go
+++ b/pkg/attestation/attestation.go
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ func (manifest *AttestationManifest) AddAttestation(ctx context.Context, signer
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to create signed layer: %w", err)
 	}
-	manifest.AttestationImage.signedLayers = append(manifest.AttestationImage.signedLayers, layer)
+	manifest.AttestationImage.SignedLayers = append(manifest.AttestationImage.SignedLayers, layer)
 	return nil
 }
 
@@ -207,10 +207,10 @@ func (manifest *AttestationManifest) BuildAttestationImage(options ...func(*Atte
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("failed to create options: %w", err)
 	}
-	resultLayers := manifest.AttestationImage.signedLayers
+	resultLayers := manifest.AttestationImage.SignedLayers
 	for _, existingLayer := range manifest.AttestationImage.OriginalLayers {
 		var found bool
-		for _, signedLayer := range manifest.AttestationImage.signedLayers {
+		for _, signedLayer := range manifest.AttestationImage.SignedLayers {
 			if existingLayer.Statement == signedLayer.Statement {
 				found = true
 				// copy over original annotations
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ func (manifest *AttestationManifest) BuildAttestationImage(options ...func(*Atte
 // build an image per attestation (layer) suitable for use as Referrers
 func (manifest *AttestationManifest) BuildReferringArtifacts() ([]v1.Image, error) {
 	var images []v1.Image
-	for _, layer := range manifest.AttestationImage.signedLayers {
+	for _, layer := range manifest.AttestationImage.SignedLayers {
 		opts := &AttestationManifestImageOptions{
 			strictReferrers: true,
 		}
diff --git a/pkg/attestation/types.go b/pkg/attestation/types.go
index 760564f..8f37032 100644
--- a/pkg/attestation/types.go
+++ b/pkg/attestation/types.go
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ type AttestationLayer struct {
 
 type AttestationImage struct {
 	OriginalLayers []*AttestationLayer
-	signedLayers   []*AttestationLayer
+	SignedLayers   []*AttestationLayer
 }
 
 type AttestationManifest struct {