diff --git a/server/accounts.go b/server/accounts.go
index 052abb2a..6ddfa04c 100644
--- a/server/accounts.go
+++ b/server/accounts.go
@@ -489,15 +489,7 @@ func (a *Account) TotalSubs() int {
 // for the given `subject`. Works only for literal subjects.
 // TODO: Add support for wildcards
 func (a *Account) SubscriptionInterest(subject string) bool {
-	var interest bool
-	a.mu.RLock()
-	if a.sl != nil {
-		if res := a.sl.Match(subject); len(res.psubs)+len(res.qsubs) > 0 {
-			interest = true
-		}
-	}
-	a.mu.RUnlock()
-	return interest
+	return a.Interest(subject) > 0
 }
 
 // Interest returns the number of subscriptions for a given subject that match.
diff --git a/server/leafnode_test.go b/server/leafnode_test.go
index 29177e63..0555908b 100644
--- a/server/leafnode_test.go
+++ b/server/leafnode_test.go
@@ -1639,6 +1639,7 @@ func TestLeafNodeOriginClusterInfo(t *testing.T) {
 	// Make sure we disconnect and reconnect.
 	checkLeafNodeConnectedCount(t, s, 0)
 	checkLeafNodeConnected(t, s)
+	checkLeafNodeConnected(t, hub)
 
 	l = grabLeaf()
 	if rc := l.remoteCluster(); rc != "xyz" {
diff --git a/test/leafnode_test.go b/test/leafnode_test.go
index 363bc019..739a0cb2 100644
--- a/test/leafnode_test.go
+++ b/test/leafnode_test.go
@@ -3986,7 +3986,7 @@ func TestLeafNodeOriginCluster(t *testing.T) {
 	defer nc3.Close()
 
 	wcSubj := "foo.*"
-	nc3.SubscribeSync(wcSubj)
+	wcsub, _ := nc3.SubscribeSync(wcSubj)
 	// This is a placeholder that we can use to check all interest has propagated.
 	nc3.SubscribeSync("bar")
 	waitForInterest("bar", ln1, ln2, ln3, ca.servers[0], ca.servers[1], ca.servers[2])
@@ -4006,6 +4006,11 @@ func TestLeafNodeOriginCluster(t *testing.T) {
 	if n, _, _ := sub.Pending(); n != 1 {
 		t.Fatalf("Expected only one message, got %d", n)
 	}
+	// Also for wc
+	if n, _, _ := wcsub.Pending(); n != 1 {
+		t.Fatalf("Expected only one message, got %d", n)
+	}
+
 	// grab the msg
 	msg, _ := sub.NextMsg(time.Second)
 	if !bytes.Equal(m.Data, msg.Data) {