diff --git a/tests/test_sshfs.py b/tests/test_sshfs.py
index 1a13dc2..e55639c 100644
--- a/tests/test_sshfs.py
+++ b/tests/test_sshfs.py
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 import tempfile
 import warnings
 from concurrent import futures
-from datetime import datetime
+from datetime import datetime, timedelta
 from pathlib import Path
 
 import fsspec
@@ -128,6 +128,17 @@ def test_move(fs, remote_dir):
 
     initial_info.pop("name")
     secondary_info.pop("name")
+
+    initial_mtime = initial_info.pop("mtime")
+    initial_atime = initial_info.pop("time")
+    secondary_mtime = secondary_info.pop("mtime")
+    secondary_atime = secondary_info.pop("time")
+    assert abs(secondary_mtime - initial_mtime) <= timedelta(
+        seconds=1
+    ), "mtime differs more than expected"
+    assert abs(secondary_atime - initial_atime) <= timedelta(
+        seconds=1
+    ), "atime differs more than expected"
     assert initial_info == secondary_info