diff --git a/tests/integration-tests/tests/schedulers/test_slurm_accounting.py b/tests/integration-tests/tests/schedulers/test_slurm_accounting.py
index 2ce7e40c3e..0c580d05fb 100644
--- a/tests/integration-tests/tests/schedulers/test_slurm_accounting.py
+++ b/tests/integration-tests/tests/schedulers/test_slurm_accounting.py
@@ -179,9 +179,30 @@ def test_slurm_accounting(
     cluster = clusters_factory(cluster_config)
 
     remote_command_executor = RemoteCommandExecutor(cluster)
+    scheduler_commands = scheduler_commands_factory(remote_command_executor)
 
     _test_that_slurmdbd_is_not_running(remote_command_executor)
 
+    job_1_id = scheduler_commands.submit_command_and_assert_job_accepted(
+        submit_command_args={
+            "command": "srun sleep 3000",
+            "nodes": 10,
+            "other_options": "--exclusive",
+        }
+    )
+
+    job_2_id = scheduler_commands.submit_command_and_assert_job_accepted(
+        submit_command_args={
+            "command": "srun sleep 3000",
+            "nodes": 10,
+            "other_options": "--exclusive",
+        }
+    )
+
+    scheduler_commands.wait_job_running(job_1_id)
+    scheduler_commands.assert_job_state(job_1_id, "RUNNING")
+    scheduler_commands.assert_job_state(job_2_id, "PENDING")
+
     # Then update the cluster to enable Slurm Accounting
     updated_config_file = pcluster_config_reader(
         config_file="pcluster.config.update.yaml",
@@ -195,6 +216,11 @@ def test_slurm_accounting(
     remote_command_executor = RemoteCommandExecutor(cluster)
     scheduler_commands = scheduler_commands_factory(remote_command_executor)
 
+    scheduler_commands.assert_job_state(job_1_id, "RUNNING")
+    scheduler_commands.assert_job_state(job_2_id, "PENDING")
+    scheduler_commands.cancel_job(job_1_id)
+    scheduler_commands.cancel_job(job_2_id)
+
     _test_that_slurmdbd_is_running(remote_command_executor)
     _test_successful_startup_in_log(remote_command_executor)
     _test_slurmdbd_log_exists_in_log_group(cluster)