Multiple requires seem to influence each other?

[Ma27]

While trying to build a reproducer for an issue I had in a customer deployment, I stumbled upon this:

# environments/test/environment.cfg
[environment]
host_domain = fcio.net
service_user = s-myservice
platform = nixos
update_method = rsync
branch = master
jobs = 3

[host:test42]
components =
  service
  wordpresscron
  anothercomponent

[host:test68]
components =
  maintenancepage

# components/repro/component.py
from batou.component import Component
import batou


class Service(Component):
    def configure(self):
        self.provide("service", self)
        batou.output.annotate("Service component")


class WordpressCron(Component):
    def configure(self):
        self.provide("wordpress:cron", self)
        batou.output.annotate("WP cron")
        self.require_one("service", host=self.host)


class AnotherComponent(Component):
    def configure(self):
        self.require("wordpress:cron")
        batou.output.annotate("placeholder")


class MaintenancePage(Component):
    def configure(self):
        self.require("wordpress:cron", reverse=True, strict=False, host=self.host)

With batou 2.5.2 I now get the following error:

$ ./batou deploy -P test
batou/2.5.2 (cpython 3.11.9-final0, Darwin 24.2.0 arm64)
============================================================= Preparing =============================================================
main: Loading environment `test`...
main: Verifying repository ...
You are using rsync. This is a non-verifying repository -- continuing on your own risk!
main: Loading secrets ...
============================================ Connecting hosts and configuring model ... =============================================
test42: Connecting via ssh (1/2)
test68: Connecting via ssh (2/2)
Service component
WP cron
placeholder
placeholder
Service component
WP cron
placeholder
placeholder


ERROR: Unsatisfied resource requirements
    Resource "wordpress:cron" on "test68" required by anothercomponent

ERROR: 1 remaining unconfigured component(s): anothercomponent
================================================== 2 ERRORS - CONFIGURATION FAILED ==================================================
=========================================== DEPLOYMENT PREDICTION FAILED (during connect) ===========================================

I don't see anything that's obviously wrong with the code above.
Now, after doing

diff --git a/components/repro/component.py b/components/repro/component.py
index e4cf9bd..7997793 100644
--- a/components/repro/component.py
+++ b/components/repro/component.py
@@ -23,4 +23,5 @@ class AnotherComponent(Component):

 class MaintenancePage(Component):
     def configure(self):
-        self.require("wordpress:cron", reverse=True, strict=False, host=self.host)
+        #self.require("wordpress:cron", reverse=True, strict=False, host=self.host)
+        pass

The error disappeared, the prediction is passing.

Am I holding it wrong? I don't expect a requirement with strict=False to fail the requirement in another component.