diff --git a/nixos/tests/home-assistant.nix b/nixos/tests/home-assistant.nix
index 47902fa4e134..5ff142b08d7a 100644
--- a/nixos/tests/home-assistant.nix
+++ b/nixos/tests/home-assistant.nix
@@ -206,21 +206,21 @@ in {
     with subtest("Check extra components are considered in systemd unit hardening"):
         hass.succeed("systemctl show -p DeviceAllow home-assistant.service | grep -q char-ttyUSB")
 
-    with subtest("Check service reloads when configuration changes"):
+    with subtest("Check service restart from SIGHUP"):
         pid = hass.succeed("systemctl show --property=MainPID home-assistant.service")
         cursor = get_journal_cursor()
         hass.succeed("${system}/specialisation/differentName/bin/switch-to-configuration test")
-        new_pid = hass.succeed("systemctl show --property=MainPID home-assistant.service")
-        assert pid == new_pid, "The PID of the process should not change between process reloads"
         wait_for_homeassistant(cursor)
+        new_pid = hass.succeed("systemctl show --property=MainPID home-assistant.service")
+        assert pid != new_pid, "The PID of the process must change after sending SIGHUP"
 
     with subtest("Check service restarts when dependencies change"):
         pid = new_pid
         cursor = get_journal_cursor()
         hass.succeed("${system}/specialisation/newFeature/bin/switch-to-configuration test")
-        new_pid = hass.succeed("systemctl show --property=MainPID home-assistant.service")
-        assert pid != new_pid, "The PID of the process should change when its PYTHONPATH changess"
         wait_for_homeassistant(cursor)
+        new_pid = hass.succeed("systemctl show --property=MainPID home-assistant.service")
+        assert pid != new_pid, "The PID of the process must change when its PYTHONPATH changess"
 
     with subtest("Check that new components get setup after restart"):
         journal = get_journal_since(cursor)