diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/030 b/tests/qemu-iotests/030
index 32469efd76..48a924ccc7 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/030
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/030
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ class TestSingleDrive(iotests.QMPTestCase):
         qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-o', 'backing_file=%s' % backing_img, mid_img)
         qemu_img('create', '-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-o', 'backing_file=%s' % mid_img, test_img)
         qemu_io('-f', 'raw', '-c', 'write -P 0x1 0 512', backing_img)
+        qemu_io('-f', iotests.imgfmt, '-c', 'write -P 0x1 524288 512', mid_img)
         self.vm = iotests.VM().add_drive("blkdebug::" + test_img)
         self.vm.launch()
 
@@ -93,7 +94,7 @@ class TestSingleDrive(iotests.QMPTestCase):
     def test_stream_partial(self):
         self.assert_no_active_block_jobs()
 
-        result = self.vm.qmp('block-stream', device='drive0', base=mid_img)
+        result = self.vm.qmp('block-stream', device='drive0', base=backing_img)
         self.assert_qmp(result, 'return', {})
 
         self.wait_until_completed()