diff --git a/test/functional/feature_pruning.py b/test/functional/feature_pruning.py
--- a/test/functional/feature_pruning.py
+++ b/test/functional/feature_pruning.py
@@ -243,6 +243,8 @@
         # Verify that a block on the old main chain fork has been pruned away
         assert_raises_rpc_error(
             -1, "Block not available (pruned data)", self.nodes[2].getblock, self.forkhash)
+        with self.nodes[2].assert_debug_log(expected_msgs=['block verification stopping at height', '(pruning, no data)']):
+            self.nodes[2].verifychain(checklevel=4, nblocks=0)
         self.log.info(
             "Will need to redownload block {}".format(self.forkheight))
 
@@ -250,6 +252,7 @@
         # Although this is more than 288 blocks, because this chain was written
         # more recently and only its other 299 small and 220 large blocks are in
         # the block files after it, it is expected to still be retained.
+
         self.nodes[2].getblock(self.nodes[2].getblockhash(self.forkheight))
 
         first_reorg_height = self.nodes[2].getblockcount()