diff --git a/Tests/t_cext.py b/Tests/t_cext.py
index f3d6283..595d3cd 100644
--- a/Tests/t_cext.py
+++ b/Tests/t_cext.py
@@ -174,6 +174,7 @@ def test_anon_rootdse_search(self):
         self.assertEquals(result, _ldap.RES_SEARCH_RESULT)
         self.assertEquals(pmsg[0][0], "") # rootDSE has no dn
         self.assertEquals(msgid, m)
+        self.assertEquals(ctrls, [])
         root_dse = pmsg[0][1]
         self.assertTrue('objectClass' in root_dse)
         self.assertTrue('OpenLDAProotDSE' in root_dse['objectClass'])