diff --git a/testsuite/tests/multicluster/test_simple_strategy.py b/testsuite/tests/multicluster/test_simple_strategy.py
index 7cbaaaff..f3418c3b 100644
--- a/testsuite/tests/multicluster/test_simple_strategy.py
+++ b/testsuite/tests/multicluster/test_simple_strategy.py
@@ -26,7 +26,9 @@ def test_simple_strategy(client, hostname, gateway, gateway2):
 
     dns_ip1 = dns.resolver.resolve(hostname.hostname)[0].address
     dns_ip2 = dns.resolver.resolve(hostname.hostname)[0].address
+    dns_ip3 = dns.resolver.resolve(hostname.hostname)[0].address
     assert dns_ip1 != dns_ip2, "Simple routing strategy should return IPs in a round-robin fashion"
+    assert dns_ip1 == dns_ip3, "Simple routing strategy should return IPs in a round-robin fashion"
 
     gateway_ips = {gateway.external_ip().split(":")[0], gateway2.external_ip().split(":")[0]}
     dns_ips = {dns_ip1, dns_ip2}