diff --git a/tests/test_validation.py b/tests/test_validation.py
index 3516d9c..c10900b 100644
--- a/tests/test_validation.py
+++ b/tests/test_validation.py
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-from pecan import make_app, expose, request, response
+from pecan import make_app, expose, request, response, redirect
 from webtest import TestApp
 
 from formencode import validators, Schema
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ class TestValidation(object):
                 validators.FieldsMatch('password', 'password_confirm')
             ]
         
+
         class RootController(object):
             @expose(schema=RegistrationSchema())
             def index(self, first_name, 
@@ -44,6 +45,7 @@ class TestValidation(object):
                 assert isinstance(data['age'], int)
                 return 'Success!'
 
+
         # test form submissions
         app = TestApp(make_app(RootController()))
         r = app.post('/', dict(
@@ -84,7 +86,28 @@ class TestValidation(object):
                 validators.FieldsMatch('password', 'password_confirm')
             ]
         
+
+        class SubSubRootController(object):
+            @expose('json')
+            def index(self):
+                redirect('/sub/deeper/not_empty', internal=True)
+
+            @expose('json')
+            def not_empty(self, data):
+                return data
+
+
+        class SubRootController(object):
+            @expose('json')
+            def index(self):
+                return '/sub'
+                
+            deeper = SubSubRootController()
+
         class RootController(object):
+
+            sub = SubRootController()
+
             @expose()
             def errors(self, *args, **kwargs):
                 assert request.validation_error is not None
@@ -122,6 +145,12 @@ class TestValidation(object):
                 assert request.validation_error is not None
                 return 'Success!'
                 
+        # post some JSON to a sub controller and fail 
+        app = TestApp(make_app(RootController()))
+        resp = app.post('/sub/deeper', dumps({'name':'foobar'}))
+        assert resp.body != {}
+
+
 
         # test without error handler
         app = TestApp(make_app(RootController()))
@@ -175,4 +204,4 @@ class TestValidation(object):
             age='31'
         )), [('content-type', 'application/json')])
         assert r.status_int == 200
-        assert r.body == 'There was an error!'
\ No newline at end of file
+        assert r.body == 'There was an error!'