diff --git a/tests/kdc/check-iprop.in b/tests/kdc/check-iprop.in
index 45c88a81a..71fa0917e 100644
--- a/tests/kdc/check-iprop.in
+++ b/tests/kdc/check-iprop.in
@@ -152,6 +152,12 @@ KRB5_CONFIG="${objdir}/krb5-slave.conf" \
 ${kadmin} -l get host/foo@${R} | \
     ${EGREP} 'Keytypes:.*des3-cbc-sha1' > /dev/null && exit 1
 
+echo "Change policy host"
+${kadmin} -l modify --policy=default host/foo@${R} || exit 1
+sleep 2
+KRB5_CONFIG="${objdir}/krb5-slave.conf" \
+${kadmin} -l get host/foo@${R} > /dev/null 2>/dev/nill || exit 1
+
 echo "Rename host"
 ${kadmin} -l rename host/foo@${R} host/bar@${R} || exit 1
 sleep 2