diff --git a/Inst_eddies/Tests/short_tests.json b/Inst_eddies/Tests/short_tests.json
index cf3903edbdec25177703568911e1be9110a59843..fc06b22708ab5caf4049062e29895469615fc192 100644
--- a/Inst_eddies/Tests/short_tests.json
+++ b/Inst_eddies/Tests/short_tests.json
@@ -487,5 +487,23 @@
 	"input": "&MAIN_NML CYCLONE=f DATE = 20454 EDDY_I_TARGET = 55/\n",
 	"symlink":
 	["$tests_old_dir/Extraction_eddies_region_5/config_nml.txt"]
+    },
+    "Speed_proj":
+    {
+	"description":
+	"Test of the transition to interpolating speed in projection coordinates.",
+	"commands":
+	[
+            ["mkdir", "-p", "SHPC/Slice_0/Anticyclones"],
+	    [
+		"$build_dir/Inst_eddies/Tests/examine_eddy",
+		"$src_dir/Inst_eddies/Tests/Input/Region_1/huv_region_1_2006_01_01.nc",
+		"$src_dir/Inst_eddies/Tests/Input/Region_1/huv_region_1_2006_01_01.nc",
+		"$tests_old_dir/Extraction_eddies_region_1_noise/SHPC/Slice_0"
+	    ]
+	],
+	"input": "&MAIN_NML CYCLONE=f DATE=20454 EDDY_I_TARGET=3/\n",
+	"symlink":
+	["$tests_old_dir/Extraction_eddies_region_1_noise/config_nml.txt"]
     }
 }