diff --git a/tests/Exception_test.cpp b/tests/Exception_test.cpp
index 621c9c8..9a71c10 100644
--- a/tests/Exception_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/Exception_test.cpp
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@
 
 #include <gtest/gtest.h>
 
+#include <string>
+
 TEST(Exception, copy) {
     const SQLite::Exception ex1("some error", 2);
     const SQLite::Exception ex2 = ex1;
@@ -42,3 +44,19 @@ TEST(Exception, throw_catch) {
         EXPECT_STREQ(ex.what(), message);
     }
 }
+
+
+TEST(Exception, constructor) {
+    const char msg1[] = "error msg";
+    std::string msg2 = msg1;
+    {
+        const SQLite::Exception ex1(msg1);
+        const SQLite::Exception ex2(msg2);
+        EXPECT_STREQ(ex1.what(), ex2.what());
+    }
+    {
+        const SQLite::Exception ex1(msg1, 1);
+        const SQLite::Exception ex2(msg2, 1);
+        EXPECT_STREQ(ex1.what(), ex2.what());
+    }
+}