diff --git a/tests/test_basic_load.py b/tests/test_basic_load.py
index 74e3e1ec7..eb7adbe97 100644
--- a/tests/test_basic_load.py
+++ b/tests/test_basic_load.py
@@ -16,9 +16,12 @@ from spacy._ml import Model
 from spacy.tagger import Tagger
 from spacy.syntax.parser import Parser
 from spacy.matcher import Matcher
+from spacy.syntax.parser import get_templates
 
 from spacy.en import English
 
+from thinc.learner import LinearModel
+
 
 class TestLoadVocab(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_load(self):
@@ -45,6 +48,28 @@ class TestLoadParser(unittest.TestCase):
         vocab = Vocab.from_dir(path.join(data_dir, 'vocab'))
         parser = Parser.from_dir(path.join(data_dir, 'deps'), vocab.strings, ArcEager)
 
+    def test_load_careful(self):
+        config_data = {"labels": {"0": {"": True}, "1": {"": True}, "2": {"cc": True, "agent": True, "ccomp": True, "prt": True, "meta": True, "nsubjpass": True, "csubj": True, "conj": True, "dobj": True, "neg": True, "csubjpass": True, "mark": True, "auxpass": True, "advcl": True, "aux": True, "ROOT": True, "prep": True, "parataxis": True, "xcomp": True, "nsubj": True, "nummod": True, "advmod": True, "punct": True, "relcl": True, "quantmod": True, "acomp": True, "compound": True, "pcomp": True, "intj": True, "poss": True, "npadvmod": True, "case": True, "attr": True, "dep": True, "appos": True, "det": True, "nmod": True, "amod": True, "dative": True, "pobj": True, "expl": True, "predet": True, "preconj": True, "oprd": True, "acl": True}, "3": {"cc": True, "agent": True, "ccomp": True, "prt": True, "meta": True, "nsubjpass": True, "csubj": True, "conj": True, "acl": True, "poss": True, "neg": True, "mark": True, "auxpass": True, "advcl": True, "aux": True, "amod": True, "ROOT": True, "prep": True, "parataxis": True, "xcomp": True, "nsubj": True, "nummod": True, "advmod": True, "punct": True, "quantmod": True, "acomp": True, "pcomp": True, "intj": True, "relcl": True, "npadvmod": True, "case": True, "attr": True, "dep": True, "appos": True, "det": True, "nmod": True, "dobj": True, "dative": True, "pobj": True, "iobj": True, "expl": True, "predet": True, "preconj": True, "oprd": True}, "4": {"ROOT": True}}, "seed": 0, "features": "basic", "beam_width": 1}
+
+        data_dir = English.default_data_dir()
+        vocab = Vocab.from_dir(path.join(data_dir, 'vocab'))
+
+        moves = ArcEager(vocab.strings, config_data['labels'])
+        templates = get_templates(config_data['features'])
+
+        model = Model(moves.n_moves, templates, path.join(data_dir, 'deps'))
+
+        parser = Parser(vocab.strings, moves, model)
+
+    def test_thinc_load(self):
+        data_dir = English.default_data_dir()
+        model_loc = path.join(data_dir, 'deps', 'model')
+
+        # n classes. moves.n_moves above
+        # n features. len(templates) + 1 above
+        model = LinearModel(92, 116)
+        model.load(model_loc)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()