1 files changed, 18 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/spec/ruby/core/thread/thread_variables_spec.rb b/spec/ruby/core/thread/thread_variables_spec.rb
index 1bd68b17f1..f15c681a8f 100644
--- a/spec/ruby/core/thread/thread_variables_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/ruby/core/thread/thread_variables_spec.rb
@@ -10,20 +10,31 @@ describe "Thread#thread_variables" do
   end
 
   it "returns the keys of all the values set" do
-    @t.thread_variable_set :a, 2
-    @t.thread_variable_set :b, 4
-    @t.thread_variable_set :c, 6
+    @t.thread_variable_set(:a, 2)
+    @t.thread_variable_set(:b, 4)
+    @t.thread_variable_set(:c, 6)
     @t.thread_variables.sort.should == [:a, :b, :c]
   end
 
-  it "sets a value private to self" do
-    @t.thread_variable_set :a, 82
-    @t.thread_variable_set :b, 82
-    Thread.current.thread_variables.should_not include(:a, :b)
+  it "returns the keys private to self" do
+    @t.thread_variable_set(:a, 82)
+    @t.thread_variable_set(:b, 82)
+    Thread.current.thread_variables.should_not.include?(:a)
+    Thread.current.thread_variables.should_not.include?(:b)
   end
 
   it "only contains user thread variables and is empty initially" do
     Thread.current.thread_variables.should == []
     @t.thread_variables.should == []
   end
+
+  it "returns keys as Symbols" do
+    key = mock('key')
+    key.should_receive(:to_str).and_return('a')
+
+    @t.thread_variable_set(key, 49)
+    @t.thread_variable_set('b', 50)
+    @t.thread_variable_set(:c, 51)
+    @t.thread_variables.sort.should == [:a, :b, :c]
+  end
 end