diff --git a/bzz/api_test.go b/bzz/api_test.go
index 7eea9abb51..a7bca204f1 100644
--- a/bzz/api_test.go
+++ b/bzz/api_test.go
@@ -122,6 +122,22 @@ func TestApiFileUpload(t *testing.T) {
 		return
 	}
 
+	content, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path.Join(testDir, "test0", "index.html"))
+	testGet(t, api, path.Join(bzzhash, "index.html"), content, "text/html", 0, 202)
+}
+
+func TestApiFileUploadWithRootFile(t *testing.T) {
+	api, err := testApi()
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+	bzzhash, err := api.Upload(path.Join(testDir, "test0", "index.html"), "index.html")
+	if err != nil {
+		t.Errorf("unexpected error: %v", err)
+		return
+	}
+
 	content, err := ioutil.ReadFile(path.Join(testDir, "test0", "index.html"))
 	testGet(t, api, bzzhash, content, "text/html", 0, 202)
 }