diff --git a/ci/iterations-localnet.sh b/ci/iterations-localnet.sh
index c3cc7fe267..7407b8f402 100755
--- a/ci/iterations-localnet.sh
+++ b/ci/iterations-localnet.sh
@@ -64,3 +64,5 @@ runTest "Leader rotation on" \
 runTest "Leader rotation on, periodic node restart" \
   "ci/localnet-sanity.sh -i 128 -k 16"
 
+runTest "Leader rotation on, periodic restart, extra node" \
+  "ci/localnet-sanity.sh -i 128 -k 8 -R -x"