diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/li_boost_shared_ptr_template.i b/Examples/test-suite/li_boost_shared_ptr_template.i
index e3b735c24..3965a976e 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/li_boost_shared_ptr_template.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/li_boost_shared_ptr_template.i
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ INTEGER bar_getter(Base<INTEGER>& foo) {
 // 2nd test - templates with default template parameters
 #if defined(SHARED_PTR_WRAPPERS_IMPLEMENTED)
 
-%shared_ptr(Space::BaseDefault<short>)
+%shared_ptr(Space::BaseDefault<short, int>)
 %shared_ptr(Space::DerivedDefault<short>)
 %shared_ptr(Space::DerivedDefault2<short>)
 
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/python/li_boost_shared_ptr_template_runme.py b/Examples/test-suite/python/li_boost_shared_ptr_template_runme.py
index f35026745..eab7e282a 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/python/li_boost_shared_ptr_template_runme.py
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/python/li_boost_shared_ptr_template_runme.py
@@ -22,8 +22,11 @@ if d2.bar2() != 4:
     raise RuntimeError
 if bar2_getter(b) != 3:
     raise RuntimeError
-# Fix reverted in rev 12953
-# if bar2_getter(d) != 4:
-#  raise RuntimeError
-# if bar2_getter(d2) != 4:
-#  raise RuntimeError
+# SWIG fix reverted in Subversion rev 12953
+# Testcase has now been modified to mask the problem by providing the default parameter 'int' in:
+#   %shared_ptr(Space::BaseDefault<short, int>)
+# If this is not done then d fails to convert to BaseDefault<short>&
+if bar2_getter(d) != 4:
+    raise RuntimeError
+if bar2_getter(d2) != 4:
+    raise RuntimeError