diff --git a/test/edge_test/SNCL_test.py b/test/edge_test/SNCL_test.py
index 3b36a07057fa94b43ce159eeb546ff80225ee38b..51d5b73c3709777e9dd8ad37a065d46895fce94f 100644
--- a/test/edge_test/SNCL_test.py
+++ b/test/edge_test/SNCL_test.py
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ def test_get_channel():
     assert get_channel(element="H", interval="hour", data_type="variation") == "RFU"
     assert get_channel(element="E", interval="hour", data_type="variation") == "RFV"
     assert get_channel(element="Z", interval="hour", data_type="variation") == "RFW"
+    # not variation data_type, test that H,Z is not converted to U,V
+    assert get_channel(element="H", interval="hour", data_type="adjusted") == "RFH"
     assert get_channel(element="Z", interval="hour", data_type="adjusted") == "RFZ"
     assert get_channel(element="Dst4", interval="day", data_type="variation") == "PX4"
     assert (