diff --git a/PIL/BufrStubImagePlugin.py b/PIL/BufrStubImagePlugin.py
index 4c5da942f..16d83c74d 100644
--- a/PIL/BufrStubImagePlugin.py
+++ b/PIL/BufrStubImagePlugin.py
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ class BufrStubImageFile(ImageFile.StubImageFile):
 
         offset = self.fp.tell()
 
-        if not _accept(self.fp.read(8)):
+        if not _accept(self.fp.read(4)):
             raise SyntaxError("Not a BUFR file")
 
         self.fp.seek(offset)
diff --git a/Tests/images/gfs.t06z.rassda.tm00.bufr_d b/Tests/images/gfs.t06z.rassda.tm00.bufr_d
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4f895a157
Binary files /dev/null and b/Tests/images/gfs.t06z.rassda.tm00.bufr_d differ
diff --git a/Tests/test_file_bufrstub.py b/Tests/test_file_bufrstub.py
index 21d5c6ee5..4932930ff 100644
--- a/Tests/test_file_bufrstub.py
+++ b/Tests/test_file_bufrstub.py
@@ -1,21 +1,45 @@
 from helper import unittest, PillowTestCase, hopper
 
-from PIL import BufrStubImagePlugin
+from PIL import BufrStubImagePlugin, Image
+
+TEST_FILE = "Tests/images/gfs.t06z.rassda.tm00.bufr_d"
 
 
 class TestFileBufrStub(PillowTestCase):
 
+    def test_open(self):
+        # Act
+        im = Image.open(TEST_FILE)
+
+        # Assert
+        self.assertEqual(im.format, "BUFR")
+
+        # Dummy data from the stub
+        self.assertEqual(im.mode, "F")
+        self.assertEqual(im.size, (1, 1))
+
     def test_invalid_file(self):
+        # Arrange
         invalid_file = "Tests/images/flower.jpg"
 
+        # Act / Assert
         self.assertRaises(SyntaxError,
                           lambda:
                           BufrStubImagePlugin.BufrStubImageFile(invalid_file))
 
-    def test_save(self):
-        im = hopper()
+    def test_load(self):
+        # Arrange
+        im = Image.open(TEST_FILE)
 
+        # Act / Assert: stub cannot load without an implemented handler
+        self.assertRaises(IOError, im.load)
+
+    def test_save(self):
+        # Arrange
+        im = hopper()
         tmpfile = self.tempfile("temp.bufr")
+
+        # Act / Assert: stub cannot save without an implemented handler
         self.assertRaises(IOError, lambda: im.save(tmpfile))