diff --git a/cpp/tests/join/quadtree_point_in_polygon_test_large.cu b/cpp/tests/join/quadtree_point_in_polygon_test_large.cu
index 1be866afc..8776a4afc 100644
--- a/cpp/tests/join/quadtree_point_in_polygon_test_large.cu
+++ b/cpp/tests/join/quadtree_point_in_polygon_test_large.cu
@@ -159,10 +159,13 @@ TYPED_TEST(PIPRefineTestLarge, TestLarge)
                                          quadtree,
                                          point_indices.begin(),
                                          point_indices.end(),
-                                         points.begin(),
+                                         points_in.begin(),
                                          multipolygons,
                                          this->stream());
 
+  EXPECT_GT(actual_point_indices.size(), 0);
+  EXPECT_GT(actual_poly_indices.size(), 0);
+
   thrust::stable_sort_by_key(rmm::exec_policy(this->stream()),
                              actual_point_indices.begin(),
                              actual_point_indices.end(),
@@ -208,6 +211,9 @@ TYPED_TEST(PIPRefineTestLarge, TestLarge)
     auto d_expected_poly_indices  = rmm::device_vector<std::uint32_t>(expected_poly_indices);
     auto d_expected_point_indices = rmm::device_vector<std::uint32_t>(expected_point_indices);
 
+    EXPECT_GT(d_expected_poly_indices.size(), 0);
+    EXPECT_GT(d_expected_point_indices.size(), 0);
+
     thrust::stable_sort_by_key(rmm::exec_policy(this->stream()),
                                d_expected_point_indices.begin(),
                                d_expected_point_indices.end(),