diff --git a/tests/thread/piprotectedvariable_test.cpp b/tests/thread/piprotectedvariable_test.cpp
index 77c43c05..e7facc40 100644
--- a/tests/thread/piprotectedvariable_test.cpp
+++ b/tests/thread/piprotectedvariable_test.cpp
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ TEST(PIProtectedVariable_ThreadSafety, ConcurrentReadWrite) {
 			for (int j = 0; j < NUM_ITERATIONS; ++j) {
 				auto val = pv.getRef();
 				(*val)++;
+				auto val2 = pv.getRef();
 				writeCount++;
+				ASSERT_EQ(writeCount, *val2);
 			}
 		}));
 	}