diff --git a/test/conformance/tests/test_sriov_operator.go b/test/conformance/tests/test_sriov_operator.go
index 55711b78f..094a95cf0 100644
--- a/test/conformance/tests/test_sriov_operator.go
+++ b/test/conformance/tests/test_sriov_operator.go
@@ -307,8 +307,12 @@ var _ = Describe("[sriov] operator", func() {
 				node = sriovInfos.Nodes[0]
 				createVanillaNetworkPolicy(node, sriovInfos, numVfs, resourceName)
 				WaitForSRIOVStable()
-				sriovDevice, err = sriovInfos.FindOneSriovDevice(node)
+
+				// Update info
+				sriovInfos, err = cluster.DiscoverSriov(clients, operatorNamespace)
 				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+				sriovDevice = findInterface(sriovInfos, node)
+
 				By("Using device " + sriovDevice.Name + " on node " + node)
 
 				Eventually(func() int64 {
@@ -1000,6 +1004,44 @@ var _ = Describe("[sriov] operator", func() {
 					return runningPodB.Status.Phase
 				}, 3*time.Minute, time.Second).Should(Equal(corev1.PodRunning))
 			})
+
+			It("should reconcile managed VF if status changes", func() {
+				originalMtu := sriovDevice.Mtu
+				newMtu := 1000
+
+				By("manually changing the MTU")
+				_, errOutput, err := runCommandOnConfigDaemon(node, "/bin/bash", "-c", fmt.Sprintf("echo %d > /sys/bus/pci/devices/%s/net/%s/mtu", newMtu, sriovDevice.PciAddress, sriovDevice.Name))
+				Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+				Expect(errOutput).To(Equal(""))
+
+				By("waiting for the mtu to be updated in the status")
+				Eventually(func() sriovv1.InterfaceExts {
+					nodeState, err := clients.SriovNetworkNodeStates(operatorNamespace).Get(context.Background(), node, metav1.GetOptions{})
+					Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+					return nodeState.Status.Interfaces
+				}, 3*time.Minute, 1*time.Second).Should(ContainElement(MatchFields(
+					IgnoreExtras,
+					Fields{
+						"Name":       Equal(sriovDevice.Name),
+						"Mtu":        Equal(newMtu),
+						"PciAddress": Equal(sriovDevice.PciAddress),
+						"NumVfs":     Equal(sriovDevice.NumVfs),
+					})))
+
+				By("waiting for the mtu to be restored")
+				Eventually(func() sriovv1.InterfaceExts {
+					nodeState, err := clients.SriovNetworkNodeStates(operatorNamespace).Get(context.Background(), node, metav1.GetOptions{})
+					Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
+					return nodeState.Status.Interfaces
+				}, 3*time.Minute, 1*time.Second).Should(ContainElement(MatchFields(
+					IgnoreExtras,
+					Fields{
+						"Name":       Equal(sriovDevice.Name),
+						"Mtu":        Equal(originalMtu),
+						"PciAddress": Equal(sriovDevice.PciAddress),
+						"NumVfs":     Equal(sriovDevice.NumVfs),
+					})))
+			})
 		})
 
 		Context("CNI Logging level", func() {
@@ -2486,8 +2528,7 @@ func WaitForSRIOVStable() {
 	}, waitingTime, 1*time.Second).Should(BeTrue())
 }
 
-func createVanillaNetworkPolicy(node string, sriovInfos *cluster.EnabledNodes, numVfs int, resourceName string) {
-	// For the context of tests is better to use a Mellanox card
+func findInterface(sriovInfos *cluster.EnabledNodes, node string) *sriovv1.InterfaceExt { // For the context of tests is better to use a Mellanox card
 	// as they support all the virtual function flags
 	// if we don't find a Mellanox card we fall back to any sriov
 	// capability interface and skip the rate limit test.
@@ -2497,6 +2538,12 @@ func createVanillaNetworkPolicy(node string, sriovInfos *cluster.EnabledNodes, n
 		Expect(err).ToNot(HaveOccurred())
 	}
 
+	return intf
+}
+
+func createVanillaNetworkPolicy(node string, sriovInfos *cluster.EnabledNodes, numVfs int, resourceName string) {
+	intf := findInterface(sriovInfos, node)
+
 	config := &sriovv1.SriovNetworkNodePolicy{
 		ObjectMeta: metav1.ObjectMeta{
 			GenerateName: "test-policy",
@@ -2509,6 +2556,7 @@ func createVanillaNetworkPolicy(node string, sriovInfos *cluster.EnabledNodes, n
 			},
 			NumVfs:       numVfs,
 			ResourceName: resourceName,
+			Mtu:          1500,
 			Priority:     99,
 			NicSelector: sriovv1.SriovNetworkNicSelector{
 				PfNames: []string{intf.Name},