diff --git a/tests/examples/sequences/client/relative_move1.lua b/tests/examples/sequences/client/relative_move1.lua
index fd9ecec6..d35b5c02 100644
--- a/tests/examples/sequences/client/relative_move1.lua
+++ b/tests/examples/sequences/client/relative_move1.lua
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ awful.placement = require("awful.placement")
 require("awful.ewmh")
 screen[1]:fake_resize(0, 0, 800, 480)
 awful.tag({ "1", "2", "3", "4", "5", "6", "7", "8", "9" }, screen[1], awful.layout.suit.tile)
+local original_geo, geo
 
 function awful.spawn(name)
     client.gen_fake{class = name, name = name, x = 4, y=10, width = 60, height =50, screen=screen[1]}
@@ -22,6 +23,7 @@ module.add_event("Spawn a floating client.", function()
     client.get()[1].floating = true
 
     --DOC_NEWLINE
+
     --DOC_HIDE_START
 end)
 
@@ -29,14 +31,25 @@ module.display_tags()
 
 module.add_event("Move it.", function()
     --DOC_HIDE_END
+    geo = client.get()[1]:geometry()
+    print("Client geometry:", geo.x, geo.y, geo.width, geo.height)
+    original_geo = geo --DOC_HIDE
+
+    --DOC_NEWLINE
+
     client.get()[1]:relative_move(100, 100)
     --DOC_NEWLINE
 
-    local geo = client.get()[1]:geometry()
+    geo = client.get()[1]:geometry()
     print("Client geometry:", geo.x, geo.y, geo.width, geo.height)
     --DOC_NEWLINE
 
     --DOC_HIDE_START
+    assert(original_geo.width == geo.width)
+    assert(original_geo.height == geo.height)
+    assert(original_geo.x == geo.x - 100)
+    assert(original_geo.y == geo.y - 100)
+    original_geo.x, original_geo.y = geo.x, geo.y
 end)
 
 module.display_tags()
@@ -46,10 +59,14 @@ module.add_event("Resize it.", function()
     client.get()[1]:relative_move(nil, nil, 100, 100)
     --DOC_NEWLINE
 
-    local geo = client.get()[1]:geometry()
+    geo = client.get()[1]:geometry()
     print("Client geometry:", geo.x, geo.y, geo.width, geo.height)
 
     --DOC_HIDE_START
+    assert(original_geo.width == geo.width - 100)
+    assert(original_geo.height == geo.height - 100)
+    assert(original_geo.x == geo.x)
+    assert(original_geo.y == geo.y)
 end)
 
 module.display_tags()
diff --git a/tests/examples/sequences/client/relative_move1.output.txt b/tests/examples/sequences/client/relative_move1.output.txt
index 3bdf3709..bc95f9db 100644
--- a/tests/examples/sequences/client/relative_move1.output.txt
+++ b/tests/examples/sequences/client/relative_move1.output.txt
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
-Client geometry:	110	110	120	100
-Client geometry:	220	220	220	200
+Client geometry:	4	10	60	50
+Client geometry:	104	110	60	50
+Client geometry:	104	110	160	150