diff --git a/tests/test_invoices.py b/tests/test_invoices.py
index dfc3f5949..b2cb94837 100644
--- a/tests/test_invoices.py
+++ b/tests/test_invoices.py
@@ -559,6 +559,7 @@ def test_waitanyinvoice_reversed(node_factory, executor):
     assert r['label'] == 'inv1'
 
 
+@pytest.mark.xfail(strict=True)
 def test_autocleaninvoice(node_factory):
     l1 = node_factory.get_node()
 
@@ -599,6 +600,13 @@ def test_autocleaninvoice(node_factory):
     assert len(l1.rpc.listinvoices('inv1')['invoices']) == 0
     assert len(l1.rpc.listinvoices('inv2')['invoices']) == 0
 
+    # stress test
+    l1.rpc.autocleaninvoice(cycle_seconds=0)
+    l1.rpc.autocleaninvoice(cycle_seconds=1)
+    l1.rpc.autocleaninvoice(cycle_seconds=0)
+    time.sleep(1)
+    l1.rpc.autocleaninvoice(cycle_seconds=1, expired_by=1)
+
 
 def test_decode_unknown(node_factory):
     l1 = node_factory.get_node()