diff --git a/zun_tempest_plugin/tests/tempest/api/test_capsules.py b/zun_tempest_plugin/tests/tempest/api/test_capsules.py
index f22b7c2..c0e6261 100644
--- a/zun_tempest_plugin/tests/tempest/api/test_capsules.py
+++ b/zun_tempest_plugin/tests/tempest/api/test_capsules.py
@@ -53,6 +53,11 @@ class TestCapsule(base.BaseZunTest):
         resp, model = self.container_client.get_capsule(model.uuid)
         self.assertEqual(200, resp.status)
         self.assertEqual('Running', model.status)
+        if self._microversion_atleast('1.34'):
+            for container in model.init_containers:
+                self.assertEqual('Stopped', container['status'])
+        for container in model.containers:
+            self.assertEqual('Running', container['status'])
         # TODO(hongbin): verify all containers are running
         return resp, model
 
diff --git a/zun_tempest_plugin/tests/tempest/base.py b/zun_tempest_plugin/tests/tempest/base.py
index 85b509e..f09d194 100644
--- a/zun_tempest_plugin/tests/tempest/base.py
+++ b/zun_tempest_plugin/tests/tempest/base.py
@@ -158,3 +158,8 @@ class BaseZunTest(api_version_utils.BaseMicroversionTest,
 
     def _get_request_id(self, resp):
         return resp.get('x-openstack-request-id', '')
+
+    def _microversion_atleast(self, version):
+        req_version = api_version_request.APIVersionRequest(
+            self.request_microversion)
+        return req_version >= api_version_request.APIVersionRequest(version)