diff --git a/test/test_parentwork.py b/test/test_parentwork.py
index 6b5f93515..4da7401a7 100644
--- a/test/test_parentwork.py
+++ b/test/test_parentwork.py
@@ -73,9 +73,6 @@ class ParentWorkTest(unittest.TestCase, TestHelper):
 
     @mock.patch('musicbrainzngs.get_work_by_id',
                 side_effect=mock_workid_response)
-    @unittest.skipUnless(
-        os.environ.get('INTEGRATION_TEST', '0') == '1',
-        'integration testing not enabled')
     def test_normal_case(self):
         item = Item(path='/file',
                     mb_workid='1')
@@ -87,9 +84,6 @@ class ParentWorkTest(unittest.TestCase, TestHelper):
         self.assertEqual(item['mb_parentworkid'],
                          '3')
 
-    @unittest.skipUnless(
-        os.environ.get('INTEGRATION_TEST', '0') == '1',
-        'integration testing not enabled')
     def test_force(self):
         self.config['parentwork']['force'] = True
         item = Item(path='/file',
@@ -103,9 +97,6 @@ class ParentWorkTest(unittest.TestCase, TestHelper):
         self.assertEqual(item['mb_parentworkid'],
                          '3')
 
-    @unittest.skipUnless(
-        os.environ.get('INTEGRATION_TEST', '0') == '1',
-        'integration testing not enabled')
     def test_no_force(self):
         self.config['parentwork']['force'] = True
         item = Item(path='/file', mb_workid='1', mb_parentworkid=u'XXX')
@@ -119,15 +110,70 @@ class ParentWorkTest(unittest.TestCase, TestHelper):
     # test different cases, still with Matthew Passion Ouverture or Mozart
     # requiem
 
-    @unittest.skipUnless(
-        os.environ.get('INTEGRATION_TEST', '0') == '1',
-        'integration testing not enabled')
     def test_direct_parent_work(self):
         self.assertEqual('2',
                          parentwork.direct_parent_id('1')[0])
         self.assertEqual('3',
                          parentwork.work_parent_id('1')[0])
 
+    # test how it works with real musicbrainz data
+    @unittest.skipUnless(
+        os.environ.get('INTEGRATION_TEST', '0') == '1',
+        'integration testing not enabled')
+    def test_normal_case_real(self):
+        item = Item(path='/file',
+                    mb_workid=u'e27bda6e-531e-36d3-9cd7-b8ebc18e8c53')
+        item.add(self.lib)
+
+        self.run_command('parentwork')
+
+        item.load()
+        self.assertEqual(item['mb_parentworkid'],
+                         u'32c8943f-1b27-3a23-8660-4567f4847c94')
+
+    @unittest.skipUnless(
+        os.environ.get('INTEGRATION_TEST', '0') == '1',
+        'integration testing not enabled')
+    def test_force_real(self):
+        self.config['parentwork']['force'] = True
+        item = Item(path='/file',
+                    mb_workid=u'e27bda6e-531e-36d3-9cd7-b8ebc18e8c53',
+                    mb_parentworkid=u'XXX')
+        item.add(self.lib)
+
+        self.run_command('parentwork')
+
+        item.load()
+        self.assertEqual(item['mb_parentworkid'],
+                         u'32c8943f-1b27-3a23-8660-4567f4847c94')
+
+    @unittest.skipUnless(
+        os.environ.get('INTEGRATION_TEST', '0') == '1',
+        'integration testing not enabled')
+    def test_no_force_real(self):
+        self.config['parentwork']['force'] = True
+        item = Item(path='/file', mb_workid=u'e27bda6e-531e-36d3-9cd7-\
+                    b8ebc18e8c53', mb_parentworkid=u'XXX')
+        item.add(self.lib)
+
+        self.run_command('parentwork')
+
+        item.load()
+        self.assertEqual(item['mb_parentworkid'], u'XXX')
+
+    # test different cases, still with Matthew Passion Ouverture or Mozart
+    # requiem
+
+    @unittest.skipUnless(
+        os.environ.get('INTEGRATION_TEST', '0') == '1',
+        'integration testing not enabled')
+    def test_direct_parent_work_real(self):
+        mb_workid = u'2e4a3668-458d-3b2a-8be2-0b08e0d8243a'
+        self.assertEqual(u'f04b42df-7251-4d86-a5ee-67cfa49580d1',
+                         parentwork.direct_parent_id(mb_workid)[0])
+        self.assertEqual(u'45afb3b2-18ac-4187-bc72-beb1b1c194ba',
+                         parentwork.work_parent_id(mb_workid)[0])
+
 
 def suite():
     return unittest.TestLoader().loadTestsFromName(__name__)