diff --git a/modules/t/ontologyTerm.t b/modules/t/ontologyTerm.t
index 0774eb2350e13976927da27baf1fc96b235d945e..dd504df66b54cfc12343814f172ce5f3553e2c13 100644
--- a/modules/t/ontologyTerm.t
+++ b/modules/t/ontologyTerm.t
@@ -34,6 +34,8 @@ ok($db);
 my $accession = "GO:0003677";
 my $go_adaptor = $odb->get_OntologyTermAdaptor();
 my $term = $go_adaptor->fetch_by_accession($accession);
+ok(!$term->is_root, "Term is not a root");
+
 my $gene;
 my $ga = $db->get_GeneAdaptor();