diff --git a/tests/test_dump-anydbm.py b/tests/test_dump-anydbm.py
index a7e99af..0497fb8 100644
--- a/tests/test_dump-anydbm.py
+++ b/tests/test_dump-anydbm.py
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ def make_dumbdbm_test_db(request):
 		os.remove(db_name+".dat")
 
 	request.addfinalizer(delete_test_dumbdbm)
-	return db_name+".dir"
+	return db_name
 
 def test_assert_gdbm_db_is_created_and_correctly_identified(make_gdbm_test_db):
 	print "runing assert_gdbm_db_is_created_and_correctly_identified with gdbm test file"
@@ -62,4 +62,14 @@ def test_assert_reading_gdbm_correctly(make_gdbm_test_db):
 
 def test_assert_dumbdbm_db_is_created_and_correctly_identified(make_dumbdbm_test_db):
 	print "runing assert_dumbdbm_db_is_created_and_correctly_identified with gdbm test file"
-	assert whichdb(make_dumbdbm_test_db) == "dbm.dumb" or "dumbdbm"
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+	assert whichdb(make_dumbdbm_test_db) == "dbm.dumb" or "dumbdbm"
+
+def test_assert_reading_dumbdbm_correctly(make_dumbdbm_test_db):
+	print "running assert_reading_dumbdbm_correctly with dumbdbm test db"
+	db = dumb.open(make_dumbdbm_test_db, "r")
+	assert len(db.keys()) == 2
+	assert db.has_key('very first key')
+	assert db['very first key'] == 'very first value'
+
+
+