diff --git a/changedetectionio/tests/test_encoding.py b/changedetectionio/tests/test_encoding.py
index 08bdf170..6d0aa1ca 100644
--- a/changedetectionio/tests/test_encoding.py
+++ b/changedetectionio/tests/test_encoding.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 import time
 from flask import url_for
-from .util import live_server_setup, wait_for_all_checks
+from .util import live_server_setup, wait_for_all_checks, extract_UUID_from_client
 import pytest
 
 
@@ -38,6 +38,11 @@ def test_check_encoding_detection(client, live_server, measure_memory_usage):
     # Give the thread time to pick it up
     wait_for_all_checks(client)
 
+
+    # Content type recording worked
+    uuid = extract_UUID_from_client(client)
+    assert live_server.app.config['DATASTORE'].data['watching'][uuid]['content-type'] == "text/html"
+
     res = client.get(
         url_for("preview_page", uuid="first"),
         follow_redirects=True