diff --git a/google-cloud-bigquery/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/BigQueryImplTest.java b/google-cloud-bigquery/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/BigQueryImplTest.java
index 9f98ce4f25..7c970313fb 100644
--- a/google-cloud-bigquery/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/BigQueryImplTest.java
+++ b/google-cloud-bigquery/src/test/java/com/google/cloud/bigquery/BigQueryImplTest.java
@@ -1899,6 +1899,14 @@ public void testFastQueryRequestCompleted() throws InterruptedException {
       assertThat(row.get(0).getBooleanValue()).isFalse();
       assertThat(row.get(1).getLongValue()).isEqualTo(1);
     }
+
+    QueryRequest requestPb = requestPbCapture.getValue();
+    assertEquals(QUERY_JOB_CONFIGURATION_FOR_QUERY.getQuery(), requestPb.getQuery());
+    assertEquals(
+        QUERY_JOB_CONFIGURATION_FOR_QUERY.getDefaultDataset().getDataset(),
+        requestPb.getDefaultDataset().getDatasetId());
+    assertEquals(QUERY_JOB_CONFIGURATION_FOR_QUERY.useQueryCache(), requestPb.getUseQueryCache());
+
     verify(bigqueryRpcMock).queryRpc(eq(PROJECT), requestPbCapture.capture());
   }
 
@@ -1944,6 +1952,14 @@ public void testFastQueryMultiplePages() throws InterruptedException {
     assertTrue(result.hasNextPage());
     assertNotNull(result.getNextPageToken());
     assertNotNull(result.getNextPage());
+
+    QueryRequest requestPb = requestPbCapture.getValue();
+    assertEquals(QUERY_JOB_CONFIGURATION_FOR_QUERY.getQuery(), requestPb.getQuery());
+    assertEquals(
+        QUERY_JOB_CONFIGURATION_FOR_QUERY.getDefaultDataset().getDataset(),
+        requestPb.getDefaultDataset().getDatasetId());
+    assertEquals(QUERY_JOB_CONFIGURATION_FOR_QUERY.useQueryCache(), requestPb.getUseQueryCache());
+
     verify(bigqueryRpcMock).getJob(PROJECT, JOB, null, EMPTY_RPC_OPTIONS);
     verify(bigqueryRpcMock)
         .listTableData(
@@ -2001,6 +2017,13 @@ public void testFastQuerySlowDdl() throws InterruptedException {
       assertThat(row.get(1).getLongValue()).isEqualTo(1);
     }
 
+    QueryRequest requestPb = requestPbCapture.getValue();
+    assertEquals(QUERY_JOB_CONFIGURATION_FOR_QUERY.getQuery(), requestPb.getQuery());
+    assertEquals(
+        QUERY_JOB_CONFIGURATION_FOR_QUERY.getDefaultDataset().getDataset(),
+        requestPb.getDefaultDataset().getDatasetId());
+    assertEquals(QUERY_JOB_CONFIGURATION_FOR_QUERY.useQueryCache(), requestPb.getUseQueryCache());
+
     verify(bigqueryRpcMock).queryRpc(eq(PROJECT), requestPbCapture.capture());
     verify(bigqueryRpcMock).getJob(PROJECT, JOB, null, EMPTY_RPC_OPTIONS);
     verify(bigqueryRpcMock)
@@ -2421,6 +2444,13 @@ public void testFastQueryBigQueryException() throws InterruptedException {
     } catch (BigQueryException ex) {
       assertEquals(Lists.transform(errorProtoList, BigQueryError.FROM_PB_FUNCTION), ex.getErrors());
     }
+
+    QueryRequest requestPb = requestPbCapture.getValue();
+    assertEquals(QUERY_JOB_CONFIGURATION_FOR_QUERY.getQuery(), requestPb.getQuery());
+    assertEquals(
+        QUERY_JOB_CONFIGURATION_FOR_QUERY.getDefaultDataset().getDataset(),
+        requestPb.getDefaultDataset().getDatasetId());
+    assertEquals(QUERY_JOB_CONFIGURATION_FOR_QUERY.useQueryCache(), requestPb.getUseQueryCache());
     verify(bigqueryRpcMock).queryRpc(eq(PROJECT), requestPbCapture.capture());
   }