diff --git a/tests/test/scheduler/test_executor.cpp b/tests/test/scheduler/test_executor.cpp
index c456ef282..1c0e812c9 100644
--- a/tests/test/scheduler/test_executor.cpp
+++ b/tests/test/scheduler/test_executor.cpp
@@ -202,7 +202,6 @@ int32_t TestExecutor::executeTask(
     }
 
     if (msg.function() == "sleep") {
-        // Sleep for sufficiently more than the check period
         int timeToSleepMs = SHORT_TEST_TIMEOUT_MS;
         if (!msg.inputdata().empty()) {
             timeToSleepMs = std::stoi(msg.inputdata());
diff --git a/tests/test/scheduler/test_function_migration.cpp b/tests/test/scheduler/test_function_migration.cpp
index 5f612e379..6c1c4f62d 100644
--- a/tests/test/scheduler/test_function_migration.cpp
+++ b/tests/test/scheduler/test_function_migration.cpp
@@ -328,10 +328,10 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(
 
     std::shared_ptr<faabric::PendingMigrations> expectedMigrations;
 
-    SECTION("Can not migrate") { expectedMigrations = nullptr; }
-
     // As we don't update the available resources, no migration opportunities
     // will appear, even though we are checking for them
+    SECTION("Can not migrate") { expectedMigrations = nullptr; }
+
     SECTION("Can migrate")
     {
         // Update host resources so that a migration opportunity appears
@@ -360,4 +360,25 @@ TEST_CASE_METHOD(
     sch.checkForMigrationOpportunities();
     REQUIRE(sch.canAppBeMigrated(appId) == nullptr);
 }
+
+TEST_CASE_METHOD(FunctionMigrationTestFixture,
+                 "Test adding and removing pending migrations manually",
+                 "[scheduler]")
+{
+    auto req = faabric::util::batchExecFactory("foo", "sleep", 2);
+    uint32_t appId = req->messages().at(0).appid();
+    std::vector<std::string> hosts = { masterHost, "hostA" };
+    std::vector<std::pair<int, int>> migrations = { { 1, 0 } };
+    auto expectedMigrations =
+      buildPendingMigrationsExpectation(req, hosts, migrations);
+
+    // Add migration manually
+    REQUIRE(sch.canAppBeMigrated(appId) == nullptr);
+    sch.addPendingMigration(expectedMigrations);
+    REQUIRE(sch.canAppBeMigrated(appId) == expectedMigrations);
+
+    // Remove migration manually
+    sch.removePendingMigration(appId);
+    REQUIRE(sch.canAppBeMigrated(appId) == nullptr);
+}
 }