diff --git a/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/10-assert.yaml.j2 b/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/10-assert.yaml.j2
index c80e6eb2..22ebd65a 100644
--- a/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/10-assert.yaml.j2
+++ b/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/10-assert.yaml.j2
@@ -83,10 +83,3 @@ status:
   expectedPods: 3
   currentHealthy: 3
   disruptionsAllowed: 1
----
-# This test checks if the containerdebug-state.json file is present and valid
-apiVersion: kuttl.dev/v1beta1
-kind: TestAssert
-timeout: 120
-commands:
-  - script: kubectl exec -n $NAMESPACE --container zookeeper test-zk-server-primary-0 -- cat /stackable/log/containerdebug-state.json | jq --exit-status
diff --git a/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/12-assert.yaml b/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/12-assert.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f0e6d029
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/templates/kuttl/smoke/12-assert.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+# This test checks if the containerdebug-state.json file is present and valid
+apiVersion: kuttl.dev/v1beta1
+kind: TestAssert
+timeout: 120
+commands:
+  - script: kubectl exec -n $NAMESPACE --container zookeeper test-zk-server-primary-0 -- cat /stackable/log/containerdebug-state.json | jq --exit-status '"valid JSON"'