diff --git a/test/test_volatility.py b/test/test_volatility.py
index 47ef9769f..bb7c9a851 100644
--- a/test/test_volatility.py
+++ b/test/test_volatility.py
@@ -80,12 +80,18 @@ def runvolshell(img, volshell, python, volshellargs=None, globalargs=None):
 def basic_volshell_test(image, volatility, python, globalargs):
     # Basic VolShell test to verify requirements and ensure VolShell runs without crashing
 
+    volshell_commands = [
+        "print(ps())",
+        "exit()",
+    ]
+
     # FIXME: When the minimum Python version includes 3.12, replace the following with:
     # with tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile(delete_on_close=False) as fd: ...
     fd, filename = tempfile.mkstemp(suffix=".txt")
     try:
+        volshell_script = "\n".join(volshell_commands)
         with os.fdopen(fd, "w") as f:
-            f.write("exit()")
+            f.write(volshell_script)
 
         rc, out, _err = runvolshell(
             img=image,
@@ -101,12 +107,15 @@ def basic_volshell_test(image, volatility, python, globalargs):
     assert rc == 0
     assert out.count(b"\n") >= 4
 
+    return out
+
 
 # WINDOWS
 
 
 def test_windows_volshell(image, volatility, python):
-    basic_volshell_test(image, volatility, python, globalargs=["-w"])
+    out = basic_volshell_test(image, volatility, python, globalargs=["-w"])
+    assert out.count(b"<EPROCESS") > 40
 
 
 def test_windows_pslist(image, volatility, python):
@@ -381,7 +390,8 @@ def test_windows_vadyarascan_yara_string(image, volatility, python):
 
 
 def test_linux_volshell(image, volatility, python):
-    basic_volshell_test(image, volatility, python, globalargs=["-l"])
+    out = basic_volshell_test(image, volatility, python, globalargs=["-l"])
+    assert out.count(b"<task_struct") > 100
 
 
 def test_linux_pslist(image, volatility, python):