diff --git a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/director_string_runme.py b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/director_string_runme.py
index e3ef78114..d30cddbb7 100644
--- a/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/director_string_runme.py
+++ b/SWIG/Examples/test-suite/python/director_string_runme.py
@@ -4,9 +4,14 @@ class B(A):
   def __init__(self,string):
     A.__init__(self,string)
 
+  def get_first(self):
+    return A.get_first(self) + " world!"
+    
 
 
 b = B("hello")
 
 b.get(0)
-b.get_first()
+if b.get_first() != "hello world!":
+  print b.get_first() 
+  raise RuntimeError