diff --git a/HUnitAug.hs b/HUnitAug.hs
--- a/HUnitAug.hs
+++ b/HUnitAug.hs
@@ -411,13 +411,24 @@
 
                         renameFile (cwd++"/testroot/etc/hosts") (cwd++"/testroot/etc/hosts.orig")
                         renameFile (cwd++"/testroot/etc/hosts.reload") (cwd++"/testroot/etc/hosts")
+
+                        contents <- Prelude.readFile (cwd++"/testroot/etc/hosts")
+
+                        assertEqual "tesstLoad(1)" (Data.List.isInfixOf "192.168.0.203 testload.haskell-augeas.org" contents) True
+
+                        -- Force all of contents to be read, so readFile will really close the file
+                        Prelude.length contents `seq` Prelude.appendFile (cwd++"/testroot/etc/hosts") "\n$ force mtime update"
                     
                         ret_load <- aug_load aug_ptr
-                        assertEqual  "testLoad (1)" success ret_load
+                        assertEqual  "testLoad (2)" success ret_load
 
-                        -- Verify the new entry was loaded
-                        ret_get <- aug_get aug_ptr (Data.ByteString.Char8.pack "/files/etc/hosts/10/ipaddr")
-                        assertEqual "testLoad (2)" (Right (Just "192.168.0.203")) ret_get
+                        ret_get <- aug_get aug_ptr (Data.ByteString.Char8.pack "/augeas/error")
+                        assertEqual "testLoad (3)" (Left no_match) ret_get
+
+                        ret_get11 <- aug_get aug_ptr (Data.ByteString.Char8.pack "/files/etc/hosts/4/ipaddr")
+                        assertEqual "testLoad (4)" (Right (Just "192.168.0.203")) ret_get11
+
+                        Prelude.writeFile (cwd++"/testroot/etc/hosts") contents
 
                         renameFile (cwd++"/testroot/etc/hosts") (cwd++"/testroot/etc/hosts.reload")
                         renameFile (cwd++"/testroot/etc/hosts.orig") (cwd++"/testroot/etc/hosts")
diff --git a/augeas.cabal b/augeas.cabal
--- a/augeas.cabal
+++ b/augeas.cabal
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 Name: augeas
-Version: 0.3.0
+Version: 0.3.1
 Synopsis:  A Haskell FFI wrapper for the Augeas API
 Description: A Haskell FFI wrapper for the Augeas API
 Author: Jude Nagurney