diff --git a/v2v/tests/cfg/convert_from_file.cfg b/v2v/tests/cfg/convert_from_file.cfg
index 9673cc847e..e66db849b7 100644
--- a/v2v/tests/cfg/convert_from_file.cfg
+++ b/v2v/tests/cfg/convert_from_file.cfg
@@ -251,6 +251,13 @@
                                     checkpoint = 'special_character'
                                     expect_msg = 'yes'
                                     msg_content = 'nbd_connect_uri.*No such file or directory.*'
+                                - wrong_vmx:
+                                    only esx_80
+                                    boottype = 3
+                                    version_required = "[virt-v2v-2.4.0-2.el9,)"
+                                    main_vm = VM_NAME_RHEL9_V2V_EXAMPLE
+                                    checkpoint = 'wrong_vmx'
+                                    msg_content_yes = "virt-v2v: error: input file is a VMDK \(disk image\), but we are expecting a VMX \(VMware metadata\)"
                                 - no_ssh_agent:
                                     only esx_80
                                     version_required = "[virt-v2v-2.4.0-2.el9,)"
@@ -321,13 +328,13 @@
     variants:
         - negative_test:
             status_error = 'yes'
-            only parse.SHA1,parse.SHA256,special_character
+            only parse.SHA1,parse.SHA256,special_character,wrong_vmx
         - positive_test:
             status_error = 'no'
             variants:
                 - linux:
                     only ova,vmx,disk
-                    no win2008r2_ostk,aws.win2019,special_character
+                    no win2008r2_ostk,aws.win2019,special_character,wrong_vmx
                 - windows:
                     os_type = 'windows'
                     shutdown_command = 'shutdown /s /f /t 0'
diff --git a/v2v/tests/src/convert_from_file.py b/v2v/tests/src/convert_from_file.py
index 4a41a29e8d..2338528163 100644
--- a/v2v/tests/src/convert_from_file.py
+++ b/v2v/tests/src/convert_from_file.py
@@ -325,6 +325,12 @@ def vm_check():
         if checkpoint == 'special_character':
             v2v_result = utils_v2v.cmd_run(str(utils_v2v.v2v_cmd(v2v_params, cmd_only=True)).replace('.vmx', '.vm*'),
                                            params.get('v2v_dirty_resources'))
+        elif checkpoint == 'wrong_vmx':
+            esxi_passwd_file = "/tmp/v2v_esxi_passwd"
+            with open(esxi_passwd_file, 'w') as f:
+                f.write(esxi_password)
+            v2v_cmd = str(utils_v2v.v2v_cmd(v2v_params, cmd_only=True) + ' -ip %s' % esxi_passwd_file)
+            v2v_result = utils_v2v.cmd_run(v2v_cmd.replace('.vmx', '.vmdk'), params.get('v2v_dirty_resources'))
         elif checkpoint == 'no_ssh_agent':
             esxi_passwd_file = "/tmp/v2v_esxi_passwd"
             with open(esxi_passwd_file, 'w') as f: