diff --git a/test/tw-2563.t b/test/tw-2563.t
index 1f8d0bb9a..2636fc2b8 100755
--- a/test/tw-2563.t
+++ b/test/tw-2563.t
@@ -14,15 +14,26 @@ sed -i 's/pending/waiting/' $TASKDATA/pending.data
 # Trigger upgrade
 task all
 
-# Assertion: Exactly one task is considered waiting
-[[ `task +WAITING count` == "1" ]]
-
 # Report file content
 echo pending.data
 cat $TASKDATA/pending.data
 echo completed.data
 cat $TASKDATA/completed.data
 
+# Assertion: Exactly one task is considered waiting
+[[ `task +WAITING count` == "1" ]]
+[[ `task status:waiting count` == "1" ]]
+
+# Assertion: Exactly one task is considered pending
+[[ `task +PENDING count` == "1" ]]
+[[ `task status:pending count` == "1" ]]
+
+# Assertion: Task 1 is pending
+[[ `task _get 1.status` == "pending" ]]
+
+# Assertion: Task 2 is waiting
+[[ `task _get 2.status` == "waiting" ]]
+
 # Assertion: No lines in data files with "waiting" status
 [[ -z `cat $TASKDATA/pending.data | grep waiting` ]]
 [[ -z `cat $TASKDATA/completed.data | grep waiting` ]]