diff --git a/tests/db/add-modify-delete.in b/tests/db/add-modify-delete.in
index a9859757f..7c67dbe0c 100644
--- a/tests/db/add-modify-delete.in
+++ b/tests/db/add-modify-delete.in
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ EGREP="@EGREP@"
 R=EXAMPLE.ORG
 
 kadmin="${TESTS_ENVIRONMENT} ../../kadmin/kadmin -l -r $R"
+iproplog="${TESTS_ENVIRONMENT} ../../lib/kadm5/iprop-log"
 
 KRB5_CONFIG="${objdir}/krb5.conf"
 export KRB5_CONFIG
@@ -109,4 +110,9 @@ ${EGREP} " *Principal: host/datan.example.org@EXAMPLE.ORG$" tempfile > /dev/null
 echo checking kvno
 ${EGREP} " *Kvno: 1$" tempfile > /dev/null || exit 1
 
+echo "trying iprop-log commands"
+# XXX test replay log
+${iproplog} dump > /dev/null || exit 1
+${iproplog} last-version > /dev/null || exit 1
+
 exit 0