diff --git a/tests/server.js b/tests/server.js
index f18c01d1e..658b18e58 100644
--- a/tests/server.js
+++ b/tests/server.js
@@ -77,6 +77,24 @@ exports.createPostValidator = function (text, reqContentType) {
   }
   return l
 }
+exports.createPostJSONValidator = function (value, reqContentType) {
+  var l = function (req, resp) {
+    var r = ''
+    req.on('data', function (chunk) {r += chunk})
+    req.on('end', function () {
+      var parsedValue = JSON.parse(r)
+      assert.deepEqual(parsedValue, value)
+      if (reqContentType) {
+        assert.ok(req.headers['content-type'])
+        assert.ok(~req.headers['content-type'].indexOf(reqContentType))
+      }
+      resp.writeHead(200, {'content-type':'application/json'})
+      resp.write(JSON.stringify({ status: 'OK', value: parsedValue }))
+      resp.end()
+    })
+  }
+  return l
+}
 exports.createGetResponse = function (text, contentType) {
   var l = function (req, resp) {
     contentType = contentType || 'text/plain'
diff --git a/tests/test-json-request.js b/tests/test-json-request.js
index cc3a72fc4..d841b1668 100644
--- a/tests/test-json-request.js
+++ b/tests/test-json-request.js
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ tape('setup', function(t) {
 function testJSONValue(testId, value) {
   tape('test ' + testId, function(t) {
     var testUrl = '/' + testId
-    s.on(testUrl, server.createPostValidator(JSON.stringify(value), 'application/json'))
+    s.on(testUrl, server.createPostJSONValidator(value, 'application/json'))
     var opts = {
       method: 'PUT',
       uri: s.url + testUrl,
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ function testJSONValue(testId, value) {
     }
     request(opts, function (err, resp, body) {
       t.equal(err, null)
+      t.equal(body.status, 'OK')
+      t.deepEqual(body.value, value)
       t.end()
     })
   })