diff --git a/tests/storage-vm b/tests/storage-vm
index 64800a8d0..6334f7e0b 100755
--- a/tests/storage-vm
+++ b/tests/storage-vm
@@ -103,6 +103,7 @@ for poolDriver in $poolDriverList; do
         lxc stop -f v2
 
         echo "==> Checking VM can be refreshed"
+        lxc snapshot v1
         lxc copy v1 v2 --refresh
         lxc delete -f v2
 
@@ -128,12 +129,13 @@ for poolDriver in $poolDriverList; do
 
         echo "==> Checking VM can be migrated with snapshots (same storage pool)"
         lxc copy v1 localhost:v2 --stateless
-        [ "$(lxc query /1.0/instances/v2?recursion=1 | jq '.snapshots | length')" -eq "1" ]
+        [ "$(lxc query /1.0/instances/v2?recursion=1 | jq '.snapshots | length')" -eq "2" ]
         lxc start v2
         waitInstanceReady v2
         lxc stop -f v2
 
         echo "==> Checking VM can be refreshed remotely (same storage pool)"
+        lxc snapshot v1
         lxc copy v1 localhost:v2 --refresh
         lxc delete -f v2
 
@@ -163,7 +165,7 @@ for poolDriver in $poolDriverList; do
 
         echo "==> Checking VM can be migrated with snapshots (different storage pool)"
         lxc copy v1 localhost:v2 -s "${poolName}2" --stateless
-        [ "$(lxc query /1.0/instances/v2?recursion=1 | jq '.snapshots | length')" -eq "1" ]
+        [ "$(lxc query /1.0/instances/v2?recursion=1 | jq '.snapshots | length')" -eq "2" ]
         lxc start v2
         waitInstanceReady v2
         lxc stop -f v2