diff --git a/test/sharness/t0250-files-api.sh b/test/sharness/t0250-files-api.sh
index 693ca01e891..c1bed18f1a8 100755
--- a/test/sharness/t0250-files-api.sh
+++ b/test/sharness/t0250-files-api.sh
@@ -524,6 +524,14 @@ test_files_api() {
     ipfs files mv /cats/this/is /cats/
   '
 
+  test_expect_success "can mv dir and dest dir is / $EXTRA" '
+    ipfs files mv /cats/is /
+  '
+
+  test_expect_success "can mv dir and dest dir path has no trailing slash $EXTRA" '
+    ipfs files mv /is /cats
+  '
+
   test_expect_success "mv worked $EXTRA" '
     verify_dir_contents /cats file1 ipfs this is walrus &&
     verify_dir_contents /cats/this