diff --git a/tests/smtp-tls-protodetect/test.yaml b/tests/smtp-tls-protodetect/test.yaml
index 2430a559f..cc5d93281 100644
--- a/tests/smtp-tls-protodetect/test.yaml
+++ b/tests/smtp-tls-protodetect/test.yaml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 requires:
-  min-version: 8
+  min-version: 7
 
 # disables checksum verification
 args:
@@ -7,8 +7,23 @@ args:
 
 checks:
   - filter:
+      min-version: 8
       count: 1
       match:
         event_type: flow
         app_proto: tls
         app_proto_tc: smtp
+  - filter:
+      version: 7
+      count: 1
+      match:
+        event_type: flow
+        app_proto: tls
+        # no smtp probin parser in 7
+  - filter:
+      version: 7
+      count: 1
+      match:
+        event_type: anomaly
+        anomaly.event: APPLAYER_DETECT_PROTOCOL_ONLY_ONE_DIRECTION
+        # no smtp probin parser in 7