diff --git a/test/Base_Tests/src/Runtime/Managed_Resource_Spec.enso b/test/Base_Tests/src/Runtime/Managed_Resource_Spec.enso
index 14f3cd6730cc3..3f8ca4756b243 100644
--- a/test/Base_Tests/src/Runtime/Managed_Resource_Spec.enso
+++ b/test/Base_Tests/src/Runtime/Managed_Resource_Spec.enso
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import project.Runtime.GC_Example
 
 from Standard.Test import all
 
+polyglot java import java.lang.Short
 
 add_specs suite_builder = suite_builder.group "Managed_Resource" group_builder->
     group_builder.specify "should call the destructor even if the action fails" <|
@@ -68,6 +69,9 @@ add_specs suite_builder = suite_builder.group "Managed_Resource" group_builder->
         if messages.last != "OK" then
             Test.fail (messages.join '\n')
 
+    group_builder.specify "Sample failure on Native" <|
+        Short.valueOf "32" . should_equal 32
+
 main filter=Nothing =
     suite = Test.build suite_builder->
         add_specs suite_builder