diff --git a/tests/io/json_tests.cpp b/tests/io/json_tests.cpp
index 25bd975..d86b743 100644
--- a/tests/io/json_tests.cpp
+++ b/tests/io/json_tests.cpp
@@ -182,6 +182,14 @@ static void test_recursive( const fc::variant& v )
    fc::temp_file file( fc::temp_directory_path(), true );
    fc::json::save_to_file( v, file.path(), false );
 
+   fc::variants list = fc::json::variants_from_string( json );
+   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 1, list.size() );
+   BOOST_CHECK( equal( v, list[0] ) );
+
+   list = fc::json::variants_from_string( pretty );
+   BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL( 1, list.size() );
+   BOOST_CHECK( equal( v, list[0] ) );
+
    BOOST_CHECK( equal( v, fc::json::from_string( json + " " ) ) );
    BOOST_CHECK( equal( v, fc::json::from_string( pretty + " " ) ) );
    BOOST_CHECK( equal( v, fc::json::from_file( file.path() ) ) );