diff --git a/test/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/servlet/AllTests.java b/test/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/servlet/AllTests.java
index ece24b5..dab16b9 100644
--- a/test/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/servlet/AllTests.java
+++ b/test/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/servlet/AllTests.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ public class AllTests extends TestSuite {
         //$JUnit-BEGIN$
         suite.addTestSuite(TestForm.class);
         suite.addTestSuite(TestImage.class);
+        suite.addTestSuite(TestAsciiArt.class);
         suite.addTestSuite(TestProxy.class);
         //$JUnit-END$
         return suite;
diff --git a/test/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/servlet/TestAsciiArt.java b/test/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/servlet/TestAsciiArt.java
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d9fbe8f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/src/net/sourceforge/plantuml/servlet/TestAsciiArt.java
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+package net.sourceforge.plantuml.servlet;
+
+import junit.framework.TestCase;
+import com.meterware.httpunit.*;
+
+import java.util.Date;
+import java.util.Locale;
+import java.text.SimpleDateFormat;
+
+public class TestAsciiArt extends TestCase {
+    /**
+     * Verifies the generation of the ascii art for the Bob -> Alice sample
+     */
+    public void testSimpleSequenceDiagram() throws Exception {
+        WebConversation conversation = new WebConversation();
+        WebRequest request = new GetMethodWebRequest( TestUtils.getServerUrl()+"txt/SyfFKj2rKt3CoKnELR1Io4ZDoSa70000");
+        WebResponse response = conversation.getResource( request);
+        // Analyze response
+        // Verifies the Content-Type header
+        assertEquals( "Response content type is not TEXT PLAIN", "text/plain", response.getContentType());
+        // Get the content and verify its size
+        String diagram = response.getText();
+        int diagramLen = diagram.length();
+        assertTrue( diagramLen > 200);
+        assertTrue( diagramLen < 250); 
+    }
+
+}