diff --git a/ethcore/src/receipt.rs b/ethcore/src/receipt.rs
index d320373d6..b3379c148 100644
--- a/ethcore/src/receipt.rs
+++ b/ethcore/src/receipt.rs
@@ -36,3 +36,18 @@ impl Encodable for Receipt {
 		s.append(&self.logs);
 	}
 }
+
+#[test]
+fn test_basic() {
+	let expected = FromHex::from_hex("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").unwrap();
+	let r = Receipt::new(
+		x!("2f697d671e9ae4ee24a43c4b0d7e15f1cb4ba6de1561120d43b9a4e8c4a8a6ee"),
+		x!(0x40cae),
+		vec![LogEntry::new(
+			x!("dcf421d093428b096ca501a7cd1a740855a7976f"),
+			vec![],
+			vec![0u8; 32]
+		)]
+	);
+	assert_eq!(&encode(&r)[..], &expected[..]);
+}
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