diff --git a/packages/test-base/src/commonTest/kotlin/io/realm/kotlin/test/common/PersistedNameTests.kt b/packages/test-base/src/commonTest/kotlin/io/realm/kotlin/test/common/PersistedNameTests.kt
index d7284159d1..07dd7069e1 100644
--- a/packages/test-base/src/commonTest/kotlin/io/realm/kotlin/test/common/PersistedNameTests.kt
+++ b/packages/test-base/src/commonTest/kotlin/io/realm/kotlin/test/common/PersistedNameTests.kt
@@ -387,7 +387,14 @@ class PersistedNameTests {
                 copyToRealm(
                     Parent().apply {
                         this.child = Child().apply { name = "child1" }
-                        this.children.add(Child().apply { children.add(Child()) })
+                        this.children.add(
+                            Child().apply {
+                                name = "first-child"
+                                children.add(
+                                    Child().apply { name = "first-grand-child" }
+                                )
+                            }
+                        )
                     }
                 )
             }
@@ -395,8 +402,11 @@ class PersistedNameTests {
             assertEquals(1, realm.query<Parent>().count().find())
             assertEquals(3, realm.query<Child>().count().find())
 
-            assertEquals("child1", realm.query<Parent>().first().find()!!.child!!.name)
-
+            val parent = realm.query<Parent>().first().find()!!
+            assertEquals("child1", parent.child!!.name)
+            val child2 = parent.children.first()
+            assertEquals("first-child", child2.name)
+            assertEquals("first-grand-child", child2.children.first().name)
         }
     }