diff --git a/test/suites/clustering_move.sh b/test/suites/clustering_move.sh
index 80a70b53d30f..3ac88099ff8e 100644
--- a/test/suites/clustering_move.sh
+++ b/test/suites/clustering_move.sh
@@ -52,8 +52,12 @@ test_clustering_move() {
   LXD_DIR="${LXD_ONE_DIR}" lxc info c1 | grep -q "Location: node1"
 
   # c1 can be moved within the same cluster group if it has multiple members
+  current_location="$(LXD_DIR="${LXD_ONE_DIR}" lxc query /1.0/instances/c1 | jq -r '.location')"
   LXD_DIR="${LXD_ONE_DIR}" lxc move c1 --target=@default
+  LXD_DIR="${LXD_ONE_DIR}" lxc query /1.0/instances/c1 | jq -re ".location != \"$current_location\""
+  current_location="$(LXD_DIR="${LXD_ONE_DIR}" lxc query /1.0/instances/c1 | jq -r '.location')"
   LXD_DIR="${LXD_ONE_DIR}" lxc move c1 --target=@default
+  LXD_DIR="${LXD_ONE_DIR}" lxc query /1.0/instances/c1 | jq -re ".location != \"$current_location\""
 
   # c1 cannot be moved within the same cluster group if it has a single member
   LXD_DIR="${LXD_ONE_DIR}" lxc move c1 --target=@foobar3