diff --git a/tests/topotests/route_scale/scale_test_common.py b/tests/topotests/route_scale/scale_test_common.py
index 0b239dc04b..4b19bebe67 100644
--- a/tests/topotests/route_scale/scale_test_common.py
+++ b/tests/topotests/route_scale/scale_test_common.py
@@ -86,6 +86,23 @@ def scale_converge_protocols():
     if tgen.routers_have_failure():
         pytest.skip(tgen.errors)
 
+    logger.info("Ensuring that Connected Routes are actually installed")
+    r1 = tgen.gears["r1"]
+    expected = {
+        "routes": [
+            {"fib": 32, "rib": 32, "type": "connected"},
+            {"fib": 32, "rib": 32, "type": "local"},
+        ],
+        "routesTotal": 64,
+        "routesTotalFib": 64,
+    }
+
+    test_func = partial(
+        topotest.router_json_cmp, r1, "show ip route summary json", expected
+    )
+    success, result = topotest.run_and_expect(test_func, None, 60, 1)
+    assert success, "Connected routes are not properly installed:\n{}".format(result)
+
 
 def run_one_setup(r1, s):
     "Run one ecmp config"