diff --git a/tests/test_client.py b/tests/test_client.py
index 1987531..c7cb551 100644
--- a/tests/test_client.py
+++ b/tests/test_client.py
@@ -267,11 +267,14 @@ def test_client_pull_stream(httpserver: HTTPServer):
       'insecure': False,
       'stream': True,
     },
-  ).respond_with_json({})
+  ).respond_with_handler(stream_handler)
 
   client = Client(httpserver.url_for('/'))
   response = client.pull('dummy', stream=True)
-  assert isinstance(response, types.GeneratorType)
+
+  it = iter(['pulling manifest', 'verifying sha256 digest', 'writing manifest', 'removing any unused layers', 'success'])
+  for part in response:
+    assert part['status'] == next(it)
 
 
 def test_client_push(httpserver: HTTPServer):
@@ -291,6 +294,14 @@ def test_client_push(httpserver: HTTPServer):
 
 
 def test_client_push_stream(httpserver: HTTPServer):
+  def stream_handler(_: Request):
+    def generate():
+      yield json.dumps({'status': 'retrieving manifest'}) + '\n'
+      yield json.dumps({'status': 'pushing manifest'}) + '\n'
+      yield json.dumps({'status': 'success'}) + '\n'
+
+    return Response(generate())
+
   httpserver.expect_ordered_request(
     '/api/push',
     method='POST',
@@ -299,11 +310,14 @@ def test_client_push_stream(httpserver: HTTPServer):
       'insecure': False,
       'stream': True,
     },
-  ).respond_with_json({})
+  ).respond_with_handler(stream_handler)
 
   client = Client(httpserver.url_for('/'))
   response = client.push('dummy', stream=True)
-  assert isinstance(response, types.GeneratorType)
+
+  it = iter(['retrieving manifest', 'pushing manifest', 'success'])
+  for part in response:
+    assert part['status'] == next(it)
 
 
 def test_client_create_path(httpserver: HTTPServer):
@@ -642,6 +656,16 @@ async def test_async_client_pull(httpserver: HTTPServer):
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_async_client_pull_stream(httpserver: HTTPServer):
+  def stream_handler(_: Request):
+    def generate():
+      yield json.dumps({'status': 'pulling manifest'}) + '\n'
+      yield json.dumps({'status': 'verifying sha256 digest'}) + '\n'
+      yield json.dumps({'status': 'writing manifest'}) + '\n'
+      yield json.dumps({'status': 'removing any unused layers'}) + '\n'
+      yield json.dumps({'status': 'success'}) + '\n'
+
+    return Response(generate())
+
   httpserver.expect_ordered_request(
     '/api/pull',
     method='POST',
@@ -650,11 +674,14 @@ async def test_async_client_pull_stream(httpserver: HTTPServer):
       'insecure': False,
       'stream': True,
     },
-  ).respond_with_json({})
+  ).respond_with_handler(stream_handler)
 
   client = AsyncClient(httpserver.url_for('/'))
   response = await client.pull('dummy', stream=True)
-  assert isinstance(response, types.AsyncGeneratorType)
+
+  it = iter(['pulling manifest', 'verifying sha256 digest', 'writing manifest', 'removing any unused layers', 'success'])
+  async for part in response:
+    assert part['status'] == next(it)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
@@ -676,6 +703,14 @@ async def test_async_client_push(httpserver: HTTPServer):
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_async_client_push_stream(httpserver: HTTPServer):
+  def stream_handler(_: Request):
+    def generate():
+      yield json.dumps({'status': 'retrieving manifest'}) + '\n'
+      yield json.dumps({'status': 'pushing manifest'}) + '\n'
+      yield json.dumps({'status': 'success'}) + '\n'
+
+    return Response(generate())
+
   httpserver.expect_ordered_request(
     '/api/push',
     method='POST',
@@ -684,11 +719,14 @@ async def test_async_client_push_stream(httpserver: HTTPServer):
       'insecure': False,
       'stream': True,
     },
-  ).respond_with_json({})
+  ).respond_with_handler(stream_handler)
 
   client = AsyncClient(httpserver.url_for('/'))
   response = await client.push('dummy', stream=True)
-  assert isinstance(response, types.AsyncGeneratorType)
+
+  it = iter(['retrieving manifest', 'pushing manifest', 'success'])
+  async for part in response:
+    assert part['status'] == next(it)
 
 
 @pytest.mark.asyncio