diff --git a/test/cases/api.sh b/test/cases/api.sh
index 805e3048e..990356d48 100755
--- a/test/cases/api.sh
+++ b/test/cases/api.sh
@@ -489,6 +489,9 @@ function waitForState() {
         UPLOAD_TYPE=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | jq -r '.image_status.upload_status.type')
         UPLOAD_OPTIONS=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | jq -r '.image_status.upload_status.options')
 
+        # get the upload_statuses array to compare the first element with the top level upload_status
+        UPLOAD_STATUSES=$(echo "$OUTPUT" | jq -r '.image_status.upload_statuses')
+
         case "$COMPOSE_STATUS" in
             "$DESIRED_STATE")
                 break
@@ -623,6 +626,17 @@ fi
 test "$UPLOAD_TYPE" = "$EXPECTED_UPLOAD_TYPE"
 test $((INIT_COMPOSES+1)) = "$SUBS_COMPOSES"
 
+# test that the first element in the upload_statuses matches the top
+# upload_status
+UPLOAD_STATUS_0=$(echo "$UPLOAD_STATUSES" | jq -r '.[0].status')
+test "$UPLOAD_STATUS_0" = "success"
+
+UPLOAD_TYPE_0=$(echo "$UPLOAD_STATUSES" | jq -r '.[0].type')
+test "$UPLOAD_TYPE" = "$UPLOAD_TYPE_0"
+
+UPLOAD_OPTIONS_0=$(echo "$UPLOAD_STATUSES" | jq -r '.[0].options')
+test "$UPLOAD_OPTIONS" = "$UPLOAD_OPTIONS_0"
+
 
 if [ -s "$IMG_COMPOSE_REQ_FILE" ]; then
     sendImgFromCompose "$IMG_COMPOSE_REQ_FILE"