diff --git a/tests/julia/julia_version-1.0.2/verify b/tests/julia/julia_version-1.0.2/verify
index e9168361..a5e1080a 100755
--- a/tests/julia/julia_version-1.0.2/verify
+++ b/tests/julia/julia_version-1.0.2/verify
@@ -17,4 +17,12 @@ catch
     exit(1)
 end
 
+# Verify that kernels are not installed in home directory (issue #620)
+try
+    using IJulia
+    @assert IJulia.kerneldir() == "/srv/conda/share/jupyter/kernels"
+catch
+    exit(1)
+end
+
 exit(0)
diff --git a/tests/julia/julia_version-default/verify b/tests/julia/julia_version-default/verify
index 3518e515..2aae558e 100755
--- a/tests/julia/julia_version-default/verify
+++ b/tests/julia/julia_version-default/verify
@@ -17,4 +17,12 @@ catch
     exit(1)
 end
 
+# Verify that kernels are not installed in home directory (issue #620)
+try
+    using IJulia
+    @assert IJulia.kerneldir() == "/srv/conda/share/jupyter/kernels"
+catch
+    exit(1)
+end
+
 exit(0)
diff --git a/tests/julia/julialegacy_version-0.6.3/verify b/tests/julia/julialegacy_version-0.6.3/verify
index 0861a832..60c36556 100755
--- a/tests/julia/julialegacy_version-0.6.3/verify
+++ b/tests/julia/julialegacy_version-0.6.3/verify
@@ -14,4 +14,12 @@ catch
     exit(1)
 end
 
+# Verify that kernels are not installed in home directory (issue #620)
+try
+    using IJulia
+    @assert IJulia.kerneldir() == "/srv/conda/share/jupyter/kernels"
+catch
+    exit(1)
+end
+
 exit(0)
diff --git a/tests/julia/julialegacy_version-1.0/verify b/tests/julia/julialegacy_version-1.0/verify
index 80e53b15..86429c7e 100755
--- a/tests/julia/julialegacy_version-1.0/verify
+++ b/tests/julia/julialegacy_version-1.0/verify
@@ -14,4 +14,12 @@ catch
     exit(1)
 end
 
+# Verify that kernels are not installed in home directory (issue #620)
+try
+    using IJulia
+    @assert IJulia.kerneldir() == "/srv/conda/share/jupyter/kernels"
+catch
+    exit(1)
+end
+
 exit(0)
diff --git a/tests/julia/julialegacy_version-1.1/verify b/tests/julia/julialegacy_version-1.1/verify
index bea7f2ef..50678b19 100755
--- a/tests/julia/julialegacy_version-1.1/verify
+++ b/tests/julia/julialegacy_version-1.1/verify
@@ -14,4 +14,12 @@ catch
     exit(1)
 end
 
+# Verify that kernels are not installed in home directory (issue #620)
+try
+    using IJulia
+    @assert IJulia.kerneldir() == "/srv/conda/share/jupyter/kernels"
+catch
+    exit(1)
+end
+
 exit(0)
diff --git a/tests/julia/julialegacy_version-1/verify b/tests/julia/julialegacy_version-1/verify
index 7ad47d28..7e305d2f 100755
--- a/tests/julia/julialegacy_version-1/verify
+++ b/tests/julia/julialegacy_version-1/verify
@@ -14,4 +14,12 @@ catch
     exit(1)
 end
 
+# Verify that kernels are not installed in home directory (issue #620)
+try
+    using IJulia
+    @assert IJulia.kerneldir() == "/srv/conda/share/jupyter/kernels"
+catch
+    exit(1)
+end
+
 exit(0)