diff --git a/ship/src/test/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/ship/EndToEndTest.scala b/ship/src/test/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/ship/EndToEndTest.scala
index 487ede9910..802079eeb5 100644
--- a/ship/src/test/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/ship/EndToEndTest.scala
+++ b/ship/src/test/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/ship/EndToEndTest.scala
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ class EndToEndTest extends BaseIntegrationSpec {
 
     "transfer a project" in {
 
-      val project = thereIsAProject()
+      val (project, projectJson) = thereIsAProject()
 
       whenTheExportIsRunOnProject(project)
 
@@ -42,13 +42,15 @@ class EndToEndTest extends BaseIntegrationSpec {
 
       weFixThePermissions(project)
 
-      thereShouldBeAProject(project)
+      thereShouldBeAProject(project, projectJson)
     }
 
-    def thereIsAProject(): ProjectRef = {
+    def thereIsAProject(): (ProjectRef, Json) = {
       val project: ProjectRef = ProjectRef.unsafe(genString(), genString())
       createProjects(writer, project.organization.value, project.project.value).accepted
-      project
+      val (projectJson, status) = deltaClient.getJsonAndStatus(s"/projects/${project.organization}/${project.project}", writer).accepted
+      status shouldEqual StatusCodes.OK
+      project -> projectJson
     }
 
     def whenTheExportIsRunOnProject(project: ProjectRef): Unit = {
@@ -87,9 +89,12 @@ class EndToEndTest extends BaseIntegrationSpec {
       ()
     }
 
-    def thereShouldBeAProject(project: ProjectRef): Assertion = {
+    def thereShouldBeAProject(project: ProjectRef, originalJson: Json): Assertion = {
       deltaClient.get[Json](s"/projects/${project.organization}/${project.project}", writer) {
-        (_, response) => response.status shouldEqual StatusCodes.OK
+        (json, response) => {
+          response.status shouldEqual StatusCodes.OK
+          json shouldEqual originalJson
+        }
       }.accepted
     }
 
diff --git a/tests/src/test/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/tests/HttpClient.scala b/tests/src/test/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/tests/HttpClient.scala
index 76e8d5a29c..8a542a5ab5 100644
--- a/tests/src/test/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/tests/HttpClient.scala
+++ b/tests/src/test/scala/ch/epfl/bluebrain/nexus/tests/HttpClient.scala
@@ -200,6 +200,10 @@ class HttpClient private (baseUrl: Uri, httpExt: HttpExt)(implicit
     requestJson(GET, url, None, identity, (a: A, _: HttpResponse) => a, jsonHeaders)
   }
 
+  def getJsonAndStatus(url: String, identity: Identity)(implicit um: FromEntityUnmarshaller[Json]): IO[(Json, StatusCode)] = {
+    requestJsonAndStatus(GET, url, None, identity, jsonHeaders)
+  }
+
   def delete[A](url: String, identity: Identity, extraHeaders: Seq[HttpHeader] = jsonHeaders)(
       assertResponse: (A, HttpResponse) => Assertion
   )(implicit um: FromEntityUnmarshaller[A]): IO[Assertion] =
@@ -261,6 +265,23 @@ class HttpClient private (baseUrl: Uri, httpExt: HttpExt)(implicit
     )
   }
 
+  def requestJsonAndStatus(
+                                  method: HttpMethod,
+                                  url: String,
+                                  body: Option[Json],
+                                  identity: Identity,
+                                  extraHeaders: Seq[HttpHeader]
+                                )(implicit um: FromEntityUnmarshaller[Json]): IO[(Json, StatusCode)] =
+    request[Json, Json, (Json, StatusCode)](
+      method,
+      url,
+      body,
+      identity,
+      (j: Json) => HttpEntity(ContentTypes.`application/json`, j.noSpaces),
+      (json, response) => (json, response.status),
+      extraHeaders
+    )
+
   def requestJson[A, R](
       method: HttpMethod,
       url: String,