diff --git a/src/test/java/org/tests/basic/type/BSimpleWithGen.java b/src/test/java/org/tests/basic/type/BSimpleWithGen.java
index a24e9a1ae..5de7ef9f2 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/tests/basic/type/BSimpleWithGen.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/tests/basic/type/BSimpleWithGen.java
@@ -10,12 +10,16 @@ import java.util.Map;
 public class BSimpleWithGen {
 
   @Id
-  Integer id;
+  private Integer id;
 
-  String name;
+  private String name;
 
   @Transient
-  Map<String, List<String>> someMap;
+  private Map<String, List<String>> someMap;
+
+  public BSimpleWithGen(String name) {
+    this.name = name;
+  }
 
   public Integer getId() {
     return id;
diff --git a/src/test/java/org/tests/basic/type/TestTransientMap.java b/src/test/java/org/tests/basic/type/TestTransientMap.java
index aebf7c69d..cb6f7b8c1 100644
--- a/src/test/java/org/tests/basic/type/TestTransientMap.java
+++ b/src/test/java/org/tests/basic/type/TestTransientMap.java
@@ -1,18 +1,32 @@
 package org.tests.basic.type;
 
 import io.ebean.BaseTestCase;
-import io.ebean.Ebean;
+import io.ebean.DB;
 import org.junit.Test;
 
+import java.util.ArrayList;
+import java.util.HashMap;
+import java.util.List;
+import java.util.Map;
+
+import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;
+
 public class TestTransientMap extends BaseTestCase {
 
   @Test
   public void testMe() {
 
-    BSimpleWithGen b = new BSimpleWithGen();
-    b.setName("blah");
+    Map<String, List<String>> map = new HashMap<>();
+    map.put("foo", new ArrayList<>());
 
-    Ebean.save(b);
+    BSimpleWithGen b = new BSimpleWithGen("blah");
+    b.setSomeMap(map);
+    DB.save(b);
 
+    final BSimpleWithGen found = DB.find(BSimpleWithGen.class, b.getId());
+    assertThat(found.getName()).isEqualTo("blah");
+    assertThat(found.getSomeMap()).isNull();
+
+    DB.delete(b);
   }
 }