diff --git a/spacy/tests/parser/test_ner.py b/spacy/tests/parser/test_ner.py
index 721d9b544..935aab4cf 100644
--- a/spacy/tests/parser/test_ner.py
+++ b/spacy/tests/parser/test_ner.py
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+from __future__ import unicode_literals, print_function
 import pytest
 
 @pytest.mark.models
@@ -16,3 +17,7 @@ def test_simple_types(EN):
 def test_consistency_bug(EN):
     '''Test an arbitrary sequence-consistency bug encountered during speed test'''
     tokens = EN(u'Where rap essentially went mainstream, illustrated by seminal Public Enemy, Beastie Boys and L.L. Cool J. tracks.')
+
+    tokens = EN(u'''Charity and other short-term aid have buoyed them so far, and a tax-relief bill working its way through Congress would help. But the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund, enacted by Congress to discourage people from filing lawsuits, will determine the shape of their lives for years to come.\n\n''', entity=False)
+    ents = EN.matcher(tokens)
+    EN.entity(tokens)