diff --git a/tests/topotests/lib/test/test_json.py b/tests/topotests/lib/test/test_json.py
index 4b79664018..7a061a9bc6 100755
--- a/tests/topotests/lib/test/test_json.py
+++ b/tests/topotests/lib/test/test_json.py
@@ -463,5 +463,39 @@ def test_json_object_asterisk_matching():
     assert json_cmp(dcomplete, dsub4) is None
 
 
+def test_json_list_nested_with_objects():
+
+    dcomplete = [
+        {
+            "key": 1,
+            "list": [
+                123
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            "key": 2,
+            "list": [
+                123
+            ]
+        }
+    ]
+
+    dsub1 = [
+        {
+            "key": 2,
+            "list": [
+                123
+            ]
+        },
+        {
+            "key": 1,
+            "list": [
+                123
+            ]
+        }
+    ]
+
+    assert json_cmp(dcomplete, dsub1) is None
+
 if __name__ == "__main__":
     sys.exit(pytest.main())
diff --git a/tests/topotests/lib/topotest.py b/tests/topotests/lib/topotest.py
index b0236b01d6..cefb61d198 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/lib/topotest.py
+++ b/tests/topotests/lib/topotest.py
@@ -173,7 +173,9 @@ def gen_json_diff_report(d1, d2, exact=False, path="> $", acc=(0, "")):
                 closest_diff = None
                 closest_idx = None
                 for idx1, v1 in zip(range(0, len(d1)), d1):
-                    tmp_diff = gen_json_diff_report(v1, v2, path=add_idx(idx1))
+                    tmp_v1 = deepcopy(v1)
+                    tmp_v2 = deepcopy(v2)
+                    tmp_diff = gen_json_diff_report(tmp_v1, tmp_v2, path=add_idx(idx1))
                     if not has_errors(tmp_diff):
                         found_match = True
                         del d1[idx1]