diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/cpp_enum.i b/Examples/test-suite/cpp_enum.i
index 8c8a0fd28..72ee6e6a2 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/cpp_enum.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/cpp_enum.i
@@ -26,9 +26,13 @@ struct StructWithEnums {
 
 
  struct Foo
- {
+ {   
    enum {Hi, Hello } hola;
    
+   Foo() 
+     : hola(Hello)
+   {
+   }
  };
 
 %}
diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/python/cpp_enum_runme.py b/Examples/test-suite/python/cpp_enum_runme.py
index ae8b35bba..347d9237e 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/python/cpp_enum_runme.py
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/python/cpp_enum_runme.py
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ import cpp_enum
 
 f = cpp_enum.Foo()
 
+if f.hola != f.Hello:
+  print f.hola
+  raise RuntimeError
+
 f.hola = f.Hi
 if f.hola != f.Hi:
   print f.hola