diff --git a/test/parser/test_basic.rb b/test/parser/test_basic.rb
index a178ecd5..aae32e71 100644
--- a/test/parser/test_basic.rb
+++ b/test/parser/test_basic.rb
@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@ class TestBasic < MiniTest::Test
     @parser = @parser.string
   end
 
+  def test_string_escapes
+    out = "hello  nyou"
+    out[6] = '\\'
+    @string_input    = "\"#{out}\""
+    # puts will show that this is a string with a \n in it. 
+    # but he who knows the ruby string rules well enough to do this in the input may win a beer at the ...
+    # puts @string_input
+    @parse_output =  {:string=>out} #chop quotes off
+    @transform_output =  Ast::StringExpression.new(out)
+    @parser = @parser.string
+  end
+
   def test_assignment
     @string_input    = "a = 5"
     @parse_output = { :asignee => { :name=>"a" } , :asigned => { :integer => "5" } }