--- a/tests/test_json.c	Sun Dec 28 15:45:39 2025 +0100
+++ b/tests/test_json.c	Sun Dec 28 17:31:20 2025 +0100
@@ -1041,7 +1041,8 @@
         CX_TEST_ASSERT(result == CX_JSON_NO_ERROR);
         CX_TEST_ASSERT(cxJsonIsObject(v));
         CxJsonValue *value = cxJsonObjGet(v, "value");
-        CX_TEST_ASSERT(cxJsonAsString(value));
+        CX_TEST_ASSERT(cxJsonIsString(value));
+        CX_TEST_ASSERT(!cx_strcmp(cxJsonAsCxString(value), "test"));
         cxJsonValueFree(v);
         // read array
         cxJsonFill(&json, "[ 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 ]\n");