diff --git a/tests/functional/store-info.sh b/tests/functional/store-info.sh
index beecc2dd9..b1e0772b5 100755
--- a/tests/functional/store-info.sh
+++ b/tests/functional/store-info.sh
@@ -3,9 +3,11 @@
 source common.sh
 
 STORE_INFO=$(nix store info 2>&1)
+LEGACY_STORE_INFO=$(nix store ping 2>&1) # alias to nix store info
 STORE_INFO_JSON=$(nix store info --json)
 
 echo "$STORE_INFO" | grep "Store URL: ${NIX_REMOTE}"
+echo "$LEGACY_STORE_INFO" | grep "Store URL: ${NIX_REMOTE}"
 
 if [[ -v NIX_DAEMON_PACKAGE ]] && isDaemonNewer "2.7.0pre20220126"; then
     DAEMON_VERSION=$("$NIX_DAEMON_PACKAGE"/bin/nix daemon --version | cut -d' ' -f3)
@@ -13,6 +15,7 @@ if [[ -v NIX_DAEMON_PACKAGE ]] && isDaemonNewer "2.7.0pre20220126"; then
     [[ "$(echo "$STORE_INFO_JSON" | jq -r ".version")" == "$DAEMON_VERSION" ]]
 fi
 
+
 expect 127 NIX_REMOTE=unix:"$PWD"/store nix store info || \
     fail "nix store info on a non-existent store should fail"