diff --git a/cmd/symbols/image_test.yaml b/cmd/symbols/image_test.yaml
index 99e64196e15..da13eccbe6d 100644
--- a/cmd/symbols/image_test.yaml
+++ b/cmd/symbols/image_test.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ commandTests:
     envVars:
       - key: "SANITY_CHECK"
         value: "true"
+  - name: "ctags has correct features"
+    command: "universal-ctags"
+    args:
+      - --list-features
+    expectedOutput: ["interactive", "json"]
 
   # TODO(security): This container should not be running as root
   # - name: "not running as root"
@@ -31,6 +36,3 @@ fileExistenceTests:
   uid: 100
   gid: 101
   permissions: 'drwxr-xr-x'
-- name: 'jansson package'
-  path: 'usr/lib/libjansson.so.4'
-  shouldExist: true
diff --git a/docker-images/search-indexer/image_test.yaml b/docker-images/search-indexer/image_test.yaml
index 5e1521f9262..7cfb9fa8ee5 100644
--- a/docker-images/search-indexer/image_test.yaml
+++ b/docker-images/search-indexer/image_test.yaml
@@ -18,10 +18,16 @@ commandTests:
     command: "git"
     args:
       - version
+
   - name: "ctags is runnable"
     command: "universal-ctags"
     args:
       - --version
+  - name: "ctags has correct features"
+    command: "universal-ctags"
+    args:
+      - "--list-features"
+    expectedOutput: ["interactive", "json"]
 
   - name: "not running as root"
     command: "/usr/bin/id"
@@ -44,9 +50,6 @@ fileExistenceTests:
   uid: 100
   gid: 101
   permissions: 'drwxr-xr-x'
-- name: 'jansson package'
-  path: 'usr/lib/libjansson.so.4'
-  shouldExist: true
 
 metadataTest:
   envVars: