diff --git a/tests/aws/services/lambda_/test_lambda_developer_tools.py b/tests/aws/services/lambda_/test_lambda_developer_tools.py
index 91caff74c3397..97e2025fd8d08 100644
--- a/tests/aws/services/lambda_/test_lambda_developer_tools.py
+++ b/tests/aws/services/lambda_/test_lambda_developer_tools.py
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 import json
 import os
 import time
+from pathlib import Path
 
 import pytest
 from botocore.exceptions import ClientError
@@ -60,13 +61,21 @@ def test_hot_reloading(
             f.write(function_content)
 
         mount_path = get_host_path_for_path_in_docker(hot_reloading_dir_path)
-        create_lambda_function_aws(
+        create_function_response = create_lambda_function_aws(
             FunctionName=function_name,
             Handler="handler.handler",
             Code={"S3Bucket": hot_reloading_bucket, "S3Key": mount_path},
             Role=lambda_su_role,
             Runtime=runtime,
         )
+        # The AWS Toolkit for VS Code depends on this naming convention:
+        # https://github.com/aws/aws-toolkit-vscode/blob/1f6250148ba4f2c22e89613b8e7801bd8c4be062/packages/core/src/lambda/utils.ts#L212
+        assert create_function_response["CodeSha256"].startswith("hot-reloading")
+
+        get_function_response = aws_client.lambda_.get_function(FunctionName=function_name)
+        code_location_path = Path.from_uri(get_function_response["Code"]["Location"])
+        assert str(code_location_path) == mount_path
+
         response = aws_client.lambda_.invoke(FunctionName=function_name, Payload=b"{}")
         response_dict = json.load(response["Payload"])
         assert response_dict["counter"] == 1