diff --git a/tests/executables_src/testStatusModule.cc b/tests/executables_src/testStatusModule.cc
index 0b5b989cb9b66634bcd25286e50d71047c7f855b..578c07b2e0c2d1e1d77cbe8b936a226b9a5155df 100644
--- a/tests/executables_src/testStatusModule.cc
+++ b/tests/executables_src/testStatusModule.cc
@@ -40,6 +40,10 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testMaxMonitor) {
   std::cout << "testMaxMonitor" << std::endl;
   TestApplication<ctk::MaxMonitor<double_t>> app;
 
+  // check that the reserved StatusOutput tag is present at the output, required for StatusAggregator integration
+  auto tags = ctk::VariableNetworkNode(app.monitor.status).getTags();
+  BOOST_CHECK(tags.find(ctk::StatusOutput::tagStatusOutput) != tags.end());
+
   ctk::TestFacility test;
   test.runApplication();
   //app.cs.dump();
@@ -180,6 +184,10 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testMinMonitor) {
 
   TestApplication<ctk::MinMonitor<uint>> app;
 
+  // check that the reserved StatusOutput tag is present at the output, required for StatusAggregator integration
+  auto tags = ctk::VariableNetworkNode(app.monitor.status).getTags();
+  BOOST_CHECK(tags.find(ctk::StatusOutput::tagStatusOutput) != tags.end());
+
   ctk::TestFacility test;
   test.runApplication();
   //app.dumpConnections();
@@ -323,6 +331,10 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testRangeMonitor) {
   std::cout << "testRangeMonitor" << std::endl;
   TestApplication<ctk::RangeMonitor<int>> app;
 
+  // check that the reserved StatusOutput tag is present at the output, required for StatusAggregator integration
+  auto tags = ctk::VariableNetworkNode(app.monitor.status).getTags();
+  BOOST_CHECK(tags.find(ctk::StatusOutput::tagStatusOutput) != tags.end());
+
   ctk::TestFacility test;
   test.runApplication();
   //app.dumpConnections();
@@ -542,6 +554,10 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE(testExactMonitor) {
   std::cout << "testExactMonitor" << std::endl;
   TestApplication<ctk::ExactMonitor<float>> app;
 
+  // check that the reserved StatusOutput tag is present at the output, required for StatusAggregator integration
+  auto tags = ctk::VariableNetworkNode(app.monitor.status).getTags();
+  BOOST_CHECK(tags.find(ctk::StatusOutput::tagStatusOutput) != tags.end());
+
   ctk::TestFacility test;
   test.runApplication();
   //app.dumpConnections();