diff --git a/UnitTests/ConsoleDriverTests.cs b/UnitTests/ConsoleDriverTests.cs
index b988fe4d7e..8489c0ea3e 100644
--- a/UnitTests/ConsoleDriverTests.cs
+++ b/UnitTests/ConsoleDriverTests.cs
@@ -227,5 +227,12 @@ void SendKeys ()
 
 			Assert.Equal (key, lastKey);
 		}
+
+		[Fact]
+		public void Test_Construct_NCurses ()
+		{
+			var type = typeof (View).Assembly.GetType ("Terminal.Gui.CursesDriver");
+			var driver = Activator.CreateInstance (type, true);
+		}
 	}
 }