diff --git a/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_scalar.py b/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_scalar.py
index a42edadc103..58115cecee7 100644
--- a/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_scalar.py
+++ b/python/cudf/cudf/tests/test_scalar.py
@@ -300,3 +300,6 @@ def test_construct_from_scalar(value):
 
     # check that this works:
     y.device_value
+
+    x._is_host_value_current == y._is_host_value_current
+    x._is_device_value_current == y._is_device_value_current