diff --git a/gridtk/tests/__init__.py b/gridtk/tests/__init__.py
index 605a561d933c2d0df36e29fdc22c41fd50de3fd3..30ae3a81a9a75b43a55a8c95e2676649b1157422 100644
--- a/gridtk/tests/__init__.py
+++ b/gridtk/tests/__init__.py
@@ -225,6 +225,7 @@ class GridTKTest(unittest.TestCase):
       print()
       # test that the list command still works
       jman.main([self.jman, '--database', self.database, 'list', '--print-array-jobs'])
+      jman.main([self.jman, '--database', self.database, 'list', '--long', '--print-array-jobs'])
 
       print()
       # test that the report command works