diff --git a/test/unit/@node-red/util/lib/log_spec.js b/test/unit/@node-red/util/lib/log_spec.js
index 73df7d620..c882dd2ae 100644
--- a/test/unit/@node-red/util/lib/log_spec.js
+++ b/test/unit/@node-red/util/lib/log_spec.js
@@ -236,6 +236,16 @@ describe("@node-red/util/log", function() {
         msg.msg.constructor = { name: "strangeobj" };
         var ret = log.info(msg.msg);
     });
+    it('it can log an object but use .message', function() {
+        var msg = {
+            msg: {
+              message: "my special message",
+              mystrangeobj:"hello",
+            },
+        };
+        var ret = log.info(msg.msg);
+        sinon.assert.calledWithMatch(util.log,"my special message");
+    });