diff --git a/tests/test_remote.py b/tests/test_remote.py
index 3e6b79dd..4330b92f 100755
--- a/tests/test_remote.py
+++ b/tests/test_remote.py
@@ -83,10 +83,12 @@ def test_makedirs_and_rmdirs_success(self):
 
         # Test makedirs
         self.operations.makedirs(path)
+        assert os.path.exists(path)
         assert self.operations.path_exists(path)
 
         # Test rmdirs
         self.operations.rmdirs(path)
+        assert not os.path.exists(path)
         assert not self.operations.path_exists(path)
 
     def test_makedirs_and_rmdirs_failure(self):