diff --git a/tests/codeigniter/libraries/Form_validation_test.php b/tests/codeigniter/libraries/Form_validation_test.php
index d11d616..b87ca65 100644
--- a/tests/codeigniter/libraries/Form_validation_test.php
+++ b/tests/codeigniter/libraries/Form_validation_test.php
@@ -40,11 +40,22 @@
 
 	public function test_rule_required()
 	{
-		$rules = array(array('field' => 'foo', 'label' => 'foo_label', 'rules' => 'required'));
-		$this->assertTrue($this->run_rules($rules, array('foo' => 'bar')));
+		$rules = array(array('field' => 'foo', 'label' => 'Foo', 'rules' => 'is_numeric'));
 
+		// Empty, not required
+		$this->assertTrue($this->run_rules($rules, array('foo' => '')));
+
+
+		// Not required, but also not empty
+		$this->assertTrue($this->run_rules($rules, array('foo' => '123')));
+		$this->assertFalse($this->run_rules($rules, array('foo' => 'bar')));
+
+		// Required variations
+		$rules[0]['rules'] .= '|required';
+		$this->assertTrue($this->run_rules($rules, array('foo' => '123')));
 		$this->assertFalse($this->run_rules($rules, array('foo' => '')));
 		$this->assertFalse($this->run_rules($rules, array('foo' => ' ')));
+		$this->assertFalse($this->run_rules($rules, array('foo' => 'bar')));
 	}
 
 	public function test_rule_matches()