diff --git a/src/test/run-pass/unique-copy-box.rs b/src/test/run-pass/unique-copy-box.rs
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+++ b/src/test/run-pass/unique-copy-box.rs
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+use std;
+import std::sys::rustrt::refcount;
+
+fn main() {
+    let i = ~@1;
+    let j = ~@2;
+    let rc1 = refcount(*i);
+    let j = i;
+    let rc2 = refcount(*i);
+    log_err #fmt("rc1: %u rc2: %u", rc1, rc2);
+    assert rc1 + 1u == rc2;
+}
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