diff --git a/test/test_FunCommands.py b/test/test_FunCommands.py
index c3e8fe269..6f4d4d2e2 100644
--- a/test/test_FunCommands.py
+++ b/test/test_FunCommands.py
@@ -78,6 +78,7 @@ class FunCommandsTest(PluginTestCase):
     def testPydoc(self):
         self.assertNotError('pydoc str')
         self.assertError('pydoc foobar')
+        self.assertError('pydoc assert')
 
     def testOrd(self):
         for c in map(chr, range(256)):