diff --git a/test/test_library.py b/test/test_library.py
index 263254f6b..34e5437e5 100644
--- a/test/test_library.py
+++ b/test/test_library.py
@@ -730,10 +730,14 @@ class DisambiguationTest(_common.TestCase, PathFormattingMixin):
         self._setf(u'foo%aunique{albumartist album,albumtype}/$title')
         self._assert_dest(b'/base/foo [foo_bar]/the title', self.i1)
 
-    def test_drop_empty_disam_string(self):
+    def test_drop_empty_disambig_string(self):
         album1 = self.lib.get_album(self.i1)
-        album1.year = None
+        album1.albumdisambig = None
+        album2 = self.lib.get_album(self.i2)
+        album2.albumdisambig = u'foo'
         album1.store()
+        album2.store()
+        self._setf(u'foo%aunique{albumartist album,albumdisambig}/$title')
         self._assert_dest(b'/base/foo/the title', self.i1)
 
     def test_change_brackets(self):