diff --git a/tests/test_array.py b/tests/test_array.py
index 76f98c4a7..b55d87eab 100644
--- a/tests/test_array.py
+++ b/tests/test_array.py
@@ -7,11 +7,9 @@ from spacy.en import English
 from spacy.en import attrs
 
 
-@pytest.fixture
-def EN():
-    return English()
+EN = English()
 
-def test_attr_of_token(EN):
+def test_attr_of_token():
     text = u'An example sentence.'
     tokens = EN(text)
     example = EN.vocab[u'example']
@@ -20,3 +18,14 @@ def test_attr_of_token(EN):
     assert feats_array[0][0] != feats_array[0][1]
 
 
+def test_tag():
+    text = u'A nice sentence.'
+    tokens = EN(text)
+    assert tokens[0].tag != tokens[1].tag != tokens[2].tag != tokens[3].tag
+    feats_array = tokens.to_array((attrs.ORTH, attrs.TAG))
+    assert feats_array[0][1] == tokens[0].tag
+    assert feats_array[1][1] == tokens[1].tag
+    assert feats_array[2][1] == tokens[2].tag
+    assert feats_array[3][1] == tokens[3].tag
+
+