diff --git a/test/testsyncvirtualfiles.cpp b/test/testsyncvirtualfiles.cpp
index b561eb2c94e8..c90a55e322f6 100644
--- a/test/testsyncvirtualfiles.cpp
+++ b/test/testsyncvirtualfiles.cpp
@@ -182,7 +182,20 @@ private slots:
         QVERIFY(fakeFolder.syncOnce());
         QVERIFY(!fakeFolder.currentLocalState().find("A/a1"));
         QVERIFY(!fakeFolder.currentLocalState().find("A/a1" DVSUFFIX));
-        QVERIFY(!fakeFolder.currentRemoteState().find("A/a1"));
+        QVERIFY(!fakeFolder.remoteModifier().find("A/a1"));
+        cleanup();
+
+        // Restore the state prior to next test
+        // Essentially repeating creation of virtual file
+        fakeFolder.remoteModifier().insert("A/a1", 64);
+        fakeFolder.remoteModifier().setModTime("A/a1", someDate);
+        QVERIFY(fakeFolder.syncOnce());
+        QVERIFY(!fakeFolder.currentLocalState().find("A/a1"));
+        QVERIFY(fakeFolder.currentLocalState().find("A/a1" DVSUFFIX));
+        QCOMPARE(QFileInfo(fakeFolder.localPath() + "A/a1" DVSUFFIX).lastModified(), someDate);
+        QVERIFY(fakeFolder.currentRemoteState().find("A/a1"));
+        QVERIFY(itemInstruction(completeSpy, "A/a1" DVSUFFIX, CSYNC_INSTRUCTION_NEW));
+        QCOMPARE(dbRecord(fakeFolder, "A/a1" DVSUFFIX)._type, ItemTypeVirtualFile);
         cleanup();
 
         // Remote rename is propagated