diff --git a/tests/opentelemetry-docker-tests/tests/asyncpg/test_asyncpg_functional.py b/tests/opentelemetry-docker-tests/tests/asyncpg/test_asyncpg_functional.py
index 151f88169..19364d7df 100644
--- a/tests/opentelemetry-docker-tests/tests/asyncpg/test_asyncpg_functional.py
+++ b/tests/opentelemetry-docker-tests/tests/asyncpg/test_asyncpg_functional.py
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ class TestFunctionalAsyncPG(TestBase):
         self.assertEqual(len(spans), 1)
         self.assertIs(StatusCode.UNSET, spans[0].status.status_code)
         self.check_span(spans[0])
+        self.assertEqual(spans[0].name, "SELECT 42;")
         self.assertEqual(spans[0].attributes["db.statement"], "SELECT 42;")
 
     def test_instrumented_fetch_method_without_arguments(self, *_, **__):
@@ -156,6 +157,7 @@ class TestFunctionalAsyncPG_CaptureParameters(TestBase):
         self.assertIs(StatusCode.UNSET, spans[0].status.status_code)
 
         self.check_span(spans[0])
+        self.assertEqual(spans[0].name, "SELECT $1;")
         self.assertEqual(spans[0].attributes["db.statement"], "SELECT $1;")
         self.assertEqual(
             spans[0].attributes["db.statement.parameters"], "('1',)"