diff --git a/src/video_engine/test/auto_test/source/vie_autotest_rtp_rtcp.cc b/src/video_engine/test/auto_test/source/vie_autotest_rtp_rtcp.cc
index c258762dc7..e7b2ea6532 100644
--- a/src/video_engine/test/auto_test/source/vie_autotest_rtp_rtcp.cc
+++ b/src/video_engine/test/auto_test/source/vie_autotest_rtp_rtcp.cc
@@ -588,8 +588,14 @@ void ViEAutoTest::ViERtpRtcpAPITest()
         EXPECT_EQ(setPT, getPT);
         EXPECT_EQ(setDeltaTime, getDeltaTime);
 
+        EXPECT_EQ(0, ViE.rtp_rtcp->SetRTPKeepAliveStatus(
+                    tbChannel.videoChannel, false, setPT, setDeltaTime));
+
         EXPECT_EQ(0, ViE.base->StartSend(tbChannel.videoChannel));
 
+        EXPECT_EQ(0, ViE.rtp_rtcp->SetRTPKeepAliveStatus(
+                    tbChannel.videoChannel, true, setPT, setDeltaTime));
+
         EXPECT_NE(0, ViE.rtp_rtcp->SetRTPKeepAliveStatus(
             tbChannel.videoChannel, true, setPT, setDeltaTime));