diff --git a/src/test/regress/spec/isolation_citus_pause_node.spec b/src/test/regress/spec/isolation_citus_pause_node.spec
index 632bcf90b..f98b001fa 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/spec/isolation_citus_pause_node.spec
+++ b/src/test/regress/spec/isolation_citus_pause_node.spec
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ session "s1"
 step "s1-begin"
 {
     BEGIN;
+	select * from pg_dist_node;
+	SELECT get_shard_id_for_distribution_column('employee', 3);
+
+
 }
 
 step "s1-pause-node"