diff --git a/tests/queries/0_stateless/03248_max_parts_to_move.reference b/tests/queries/0_stateless/03248_max_parts_to_move.reference
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diff --git a/tests/queries/0_stateless/03248_max_parts_to_move.sql b/tests/queries/0_stateless/03248_max_parts_to_move.sql
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+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t2;
+
+CREATE TABLE t (x Int32) ENGINE = MergeTree ORDER BY x;
+CREATE TABLE t2 (x Int32) ENGINE = MergeTree ORDER BY x;
+
+SYSTEM STOP MERGES t;
+
+SET max_insert_block_size = 1;
+SET min_insert_block_size_rows = 1;
+SET max_block_size = 1;
+
+SET max_parts_to_move = 5;
+INSERT INTO t SELECT number from numbers(10);
+
+ALTER TABLE t MOVE PARTITION tuple() TO TABLE t2; -- { serverError TOO_MANY_PARTS }
+
+SET max_parts_to_move = 15;
+
+ALTER TABLE t MOVE PARTITION tuple() TO TABLE t2;
+
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t;
+DROP TABLE IF EXISTS t2;