diff --git a/tests/container b/tests/container
index f0e9be45..92759d5c 100755
--- a/tests/container
+++ b/tests/container
@@ -155,6 +155,10 @@ lxc stop c1
 lxc start c1
 waitInstanceBooted c1
 
+echo "==> Ensure aliased image won't launch with VM flag set"
+lxc image alias create containeralias "$(lxc config get c1 volatile.base_image)"
+! lxc launch containeralias --vm || false
+
 echo "==> Test exit codes when container disconnects during lxc exec"
 
 # Try disconnecting a container stopping forcefully and gracefully to make sure they differ appropriately.
diff --git a/tests/storage-vm b/tests/storage-vm
index 395b687e..6471b96b 100755
--- a/tests/storage-vm
+++ b/tests/storage-vm
@@ -612,7 +612,7 @@ for poolDriver in $poolDriverList; do
         lxc config set storage.images_volume "${poolName}"/images
         lxc publish v1 --alias v1image
         lxc delete v1
-        lxc launch v1image v2 -s "${poolName}"
+        lxc launch v1image v2 -s "${poolName}" # --vm flag omitted as we are implicitly launching a vm
         waitInstanceReady v2
         lxc delete -f v2
         lxc image delete v1image