diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/219 b/tests/qemu-iotests/219
index 898a26eef0..6931c5e449 100755
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/219
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/219
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@
 # Check using the job-* QMP commands with block jobs
 
 import iotests
+import time
 
 iotests.verify_image_format(supported_fmts=['qcow2'])
 
@@ -46,6 +47,8 @@ def test_pause_resume(vm):
 
             iotests.log(vm.qmp(resume_cmd, **{resume_arg: 'job0'}))
             iotests.log(iotests.filter_qmp_event(vm.event_wait('JOB_STATUS_CHANGE')))
+            # Let the job proceed before querying its progress
+            time.sleep(0.1)
             iotests.log(vm.qmp('query-jobs'))
 
 def test_job_lifecycle(vm, job, job_args, has_ready=False):
@@ -58,12 +61,13 @@ def test_job_lifecycle(vm, job, job_args, has_ready=False):
     iotests.log(vm.qmp(job, job_id='job0', **job_args))
 
     # Depending on the storage, the first request may or may not have completed
-    # yet, so filter out the progress. Later query-job calls don't need the
-    # filtering because the progress is made deterministic by the block job
-    # speed
+    # yet (and the total progress may not have been fully determined yet), so
+    # filter out the progress. Later query-job calls don't need the filtering
+    # because the progress is made deterministic by the block job speed
     result = vm.qmp('query-jobs')
     for j in result['return']:
-        del j['current-progress']
+        j['current-progress'] = 'FILTERED'
+        j['total-progress'] = 'FILTERED'
     iotests.log(result)
 
     # undefined -> created -> running
diff --git a/tests/qemu-iotests/219.out b/tests/qemu-iotests/219.out
index 346801b655..6dc07bc41e 100644
--- a/tests/qemu-iotests/219.out
+++ b/tests/qemu-iotests/219.out
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Launching VM...
 
 Starting block job: drive-mirror (auto-finalize: True; auto-dismiss: True)
 {u'return': {}}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'mirror'}]}
+{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'current-progress': 'FILTERED', u'total-progress': 'FILTERED', u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'mirror'}]}
 {u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'created', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
 {u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'running', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
 
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ Waiting for PENDING state...
 
 Starting block job: drive-backup (auto-finalize: True; auto-dismiss: True)
 {u'return': {}}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
+{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'current-progress': 'FILTERED', u'total-progress': 'FILTERED', u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
 {u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'created', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
 {u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'running', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
 
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ Waiting for PENDING state...
 
 Starting block job: drive-backup (auto-finalize: True; auto-dismiss: False)
 {u'return': {}}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
+{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'current-progress': 'FILTERED', u'total-progress': 'FILTERED', u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
 {u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'created', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
 {u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'running', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
 
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ Waiting for PENDING state...
 
 Starting block job: drive-backup (auto-finalize: False; auto-dismiss: True)
 {u'return': {}}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
+{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'current-progress': 'FILTERED', u'total-progress': 'FILTERED', u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
 {u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'created', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
 {u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'running', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
 
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ Waiting for PENDING state...
 
 Starting block job: drive-backup (auto-finalize: False; auto-dismiss: False)
 {u'return': {}}
-{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'total-progress': 4194304, u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
+{u'return': [{u'status': u'running', u'current-progress': 'FILTERED', u'total-progress': 'FILTERED', u'id': u'job0', u'type': u'backup'}]}
 {u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'created', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
 {u'timestamp': {u'seconds': 'SECS', u'microseconds': 'USECS'}, u'data': {u'status': u'running', u'id': u'job0'}, u'event': u'JOB_STATUS_CHANGE'}
 
