diff --git a/tests/ctools_export_test/ctools_exportable.test b/tests/ctools_export_test/ctools_exportable.test
index a1307b4..f37cdc6 100644
--- a/tests/ctools_export_test/ctools_exportable.test
+++ b/tests/ctools_export_test/ctools_exportable.test
@@ -71,6 +71,8 @@ class CToolsExportableTestCase extends WebTestBase {
     $loaded_export = $controller->load('database_test');
 
     $this->assertEqual($expected_export, $loaded_export, 'An exportable object has been loaded correctly from the database.');
+
+    $this->assertTrue(is_array($loaded_export->data), 'Serialized data has been unserialized on the exportable.');
   }
 
 }