diff --git a/crypto/ecies/ecies_test.go b/crypto/ecies/ecies_test.go
index 4f94aca28d..f0fd8734c8 100644
--- a/crypto/ecies/ecies_test.go
+++ b/crypto/ecies/ecies_test.go
@@ -42,14 +42,23 @@ import (
 	"github.com/ethereum/go-ethereum/crypto"
 )
 
-// Ensure the KDF generates appropriately sized keys.
 func TestKDF(t *testing.T) {
-	msg := []byte("Hello, world")
-	h := sha256.New()
+	tests := []struct {
+		length int
+		output []byte
+	}{
+		{6, decode("858b192fa2ed")},
+		{32, decode("858b192fa2ed4395e2bf88dd8d5770d67dc284ee539f12da8bceaa45d06ebae0")},
+		{48, decode("858b192fa2ed4395e2bf88dd8d5770d67dc284ee539f12da8bceaa45d06ebae0700f1ab918a5f0413b8140f9940d6955")},
+		{64, decode("858b192fa2ed4395e2bf88dd8d5770d67dc284ee539f12da8bceaa45d06ebae0700f1ab918a5f0413b8140f9940d6955f3467fd6672cce1024c5b1effccc0f61")},
+	}
 
-	k := concatKDF(h, msg, nil, 64)
-	if len(k) != 64 {
-		t.Fatalf("KDF: generated key is the wrong size (%d instead of 64\n", len(k))
+	for _, test := range tests {
+		h := sha256.New()
+		k := concatKDF(h, []byte("input"), nil, test.length)
+		if !bytes.Equal(k, test.output) {
+			t.Fatalf("KDF: generated key %x does not match expected output %x", k, test.output)
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -398,7 +407,7 @@ func TestSharedKeyStatic(t *testing.T) {
 		t.Fatal(ErrBadSharedKeys)
 	}
 
-	sk, _ := hex.DecodeString("167ccc13ac5e8a26b131c3446030c60fbfac6aa8e31149d0869f93626a4cdf62")
+	sk := decode("167ccc13ac5e8a26b131c3446030c60fbfac6aa8e31149d0869f93626a4cdf62")
 	if !bytes.Equal(sk1, sk) {
 		t.Fatalf("shared secret mismatch: want: %x have: %x", sk, sk1)
 	}
@@ -411,3 +420,11 @@ func hexKey(prv string) *PrivateKey {
 	}
 	return ImportECDSA(key)
 }
+
+func decode(s string) []byte {
+	bytes, err := hex.DecodeString(s)
+	if err != nil {
+		panic(err)
+	}
+	return bytes
+}