diff --git a/ext/date/tests/oo_001.phpt b/ext/date/tests/oo_001.phpt
index 79ea0091bc6..a8558f17a81 100644
--- a/ext/date/tests/oo_001.phpt
+++ b/ext/date/tests/oo_001.phpt
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ var_dump($d->format("Y-m-d H:i:s"));
 $d = new _d;
 var_dump($d->format("Y-m-d H:i:s"));
 
+try {
+	new DateTime("1am todax");
+} catch (Exception $e) {
+	echo $e->getMessage(),"\n";
+}
 
 $t = new DateTimeZone("UTC");
 var_dump($t->getName());
@@ -37,6 +42,7 @@ string(19) "%d-%d-%d %d:%d:%d"
 
 Warning: DateTime::format(): The DateTime object has not been correctly initialized by its constructor in %soo_001.php on line %d
 bool(false)
+DateTime::__construct(): Failed to parse time string (1am todax) at position 4 (t): The timezone could not be found in the database
 string(3) "UTC"
 
 Warning: DateTimeZone::getName(): The DateTimeZone object has not been correctly initialized by its constructor in %soo_001.php on line %d