diff --git a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Client.Tests/TestApiClient.cs b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Client.Tests/TestApiClient.cs
index 4882fae2cc..2a544b5863 100644
--- a/tests/Tgstation.Server.Client.Tests/TestApiClient.cs
+++ b/tests/Tgstation.Server.Client.Tests/TestApiClient.cs
@@ -44,5 +44,28 @@ namespace Tgstation.Server.Client.Tests
 			var result = await client.Read<Byond>(Routes.Byond, default).ConfigureAwait(false);
 			Assert.AreEqual(sample.Version, result.Version);
 		}
+
+		[TestMethod]
+		public async Task TestUnrecognizedResponse()
+		{
+			var sample = new Byond
+			{
+				Version = new Version(511, 1385)
+			};
+
+			var fakeJson = "asdfasd <>F#(*)U*#JLI";
+
+			var response = new HttpResponseMessage(HttpStatusCode.OK)
+			{
+				Content = new StringContent(fakeJson)
+			};
+
+			var httpClient = new Mock<IHttpClient>();
+			httpClient.Setup(x => x.SendAsync(It.IsNotNull<HttpRequestMessage>(), It.IsAny<CancellationToken>())).Returns(Task.FromResult(response));
+
+			var client = new ApiClient(httpClient.Object, new Uri("http://fake.com"), new ApiHeaders(new ProductHeaderValue("fake"), "fake"));
+
+			await Assert.ThrowsExceptionAsync<UnrecognizedResponseException>(() => client.Read<Byond>(Routes.Byond, default)).ConfigureAwait(false);
+		}
 	}
 }