1 files changed, 12 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/gc/count_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/gc/count_spec.rb
index 3caa2c9aac..fe20c4ed2b 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/gc/count_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/gc/count_spec.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,17 @@
-require File.expand_path('../../../spec_helper', __FILE__)
+require_relative '../../spec_helper'
 
 describe "GC.count" do
   it "returns an integer" do
-    GC.count.should be_kind_of(Integer)
+    GC.count.should.is_a?(Integer)
+  end
+
+  it "increases as collections are run" do
+    count_before = GC.count
+    i = 0
+    while GC.count <= count_before and i < 10
+      GC.start
+      i += 1
+    end
+    GC.count.should > count_before
   end
 end