diff --git a/tests/check/ges/save_and_load.c b/tests/check/ges/save_and_load.c
index af230f8e81..13e5d1a4d2 100644
--- a/tests/check/ges/save_and_load.c
+++ b/tests/check/ges/save_and_load.c
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
  * Boston, MA 02111-1307, USA.
  */
 
+#include "test-utils.h"
 #include <ges/ges.h>
 #include <gst/check/gstcheck.h>
 #include <string.h>
@@ -56,6 +57,22 @@ compare (GKeyFile * cmp, GESFormatter * formatter, GESTimeline * timeline)
   return result;
 }
 
+GST_START_TEST (test_simple)
+{
+  gchar *uri = ges_test_file_uri ("test.xptv");
+
+  ges_init ();
+
+  fail_unless (ges_formatter_can_load_uri (uri, NULL));
+  g_free (uri);
+
+  uri = ges_test_file_uri ("wrong_test.xptv");
+  fail_if (ges_formatter_can_load_uri (uri, NULL));
+  g_free (uri);
+}
+
+GST_END_TEST;
+
 GST_START_TEST (test_keyfile_save)
 {
   GESTimeline *timeline;
@@ -764,6 +781,7 @@ ges_suite (void)
 
   suite_add_tcase (s, tc_chain);
 
+  tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_simple);
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_keyfile_save);
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_keyfile_load);
   tcase_add_test (tc_chain, test_keyfile_identity);
diff --git a/tests/check/ges/test.xptv b/tests/check/ges/test.xptv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0dc3f54229
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/check/ges/test.xptv
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+<pitivi formatter="GES" version="0.2">
+ <factories>
+  <sources>
+   <source filename="file://./audio_video.ogg" id="1"/>
+  </sources>
+ </factories>
+ <timeline>
+  <tracks>
+   <track>
+    <stream caps="video/x-raw-yuv; video/x-raw-rgb" type="pitivi.stream.VideoStream"/>
+    <track-objects>
+     <track-object active="(bool)True" locked="(bool)True" priority="(int)0" duration="(gint64)14400000000" start="(gint64)14400000000" in_point="(gint64)0" id="0" type="pitivi.timeline.track.SourceTrackObject">
+      <factory-ref id="1"/>
+     </track-object>
+     <track-object active="(bool)True" locked="(bool)True" priority="(int)0" duration="(gint64)14400000000" start="(gint64)0" in_point="(gint64)0" id="1" type="pitivi.timeline.track.SourceTrackObject">
+      <factory-ref id="1"/>
+     </track-object>
+    </track-objects>
+   </track>
+   <track>
+    <stream caps="audio/x-raw-int; audio/x-raw-float" type="pitivi.stream.AudioStream"/>
+    <track-objects>
+     <track-object active="(bool)True" locked="(bool)True" priority="(int)0" duration="(gint64)14400000000" start="(gint64)14400000000" in_point="(gint64)0" id="2" type="pitivi.timeline.track.SourceTrackObject">
+      <factory-ref id="1"/>
+     </track-object>
+     <track-object active="(bool)True" locked="(bool)True" priority="(int)0" duration="(gint64)14400000000" start="(gint64)0" in_point="(gint64)0" id="3" type="pitivi.timeline.track.SourceTrackObject">
+      <factory-ref id="1"/>
+     </track-object>
+    </track-objects>
+   </track>
+  </tracks>
+  <timeline-objects>
+   <timeline-object>
+    <factory-ref id="1"/>
+    <track-object-refs>
+     <track-object-ref id="2"/>
+     <track-object-ref id="0"/>
+    </track-object-refs>
+   </timeline-object>
+   <timeline-object>
+    <factory-ref id="1"/>
+    <track-object-refs>
+     <track-object-ref id="3"/>
+     <track-object-ref id="1"/>
+    </track-object-refs>
+   </timeline-object>
+  </timeline-objects>
+ </timeline>
+</pitivi>
+
diff --git a/tests/check/ges/wrong_test.xptv b/tests/check/ges/wrong_test.xptv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fa55f5b285
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/check/ges/wrong_test.xptv
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<Nothing/>