diff --git a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitMergeCommandTest.java b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitMergeCommandTest.java
index ac51f2d983..cb1ee140d5 100644
--- a/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitMergeCommandTest.java
+++ b/scm-plugins/scm-git-plugin/src/test/java/sonia/scm/repository/spi/GitMergeCommandTest.java
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import org.apache.shiro.subject.SimplePrincipalCollection;
 import org.apache.shiro.subject.Subject;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.api.Git;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.api.errors.GitAPIException;
+import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.ObjectId;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.PersonIdent;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.lib.Repository;
 import org.eclipse.jgit.revwalk.RevCommit;
@@ -82,7 +83,7 @@ public class GitMergeCommandTest extends AbstractGitCommandTestBase {
   }
 
   @Test
-  public void shouldAllowEmptyMergeCommit() {
+  public void shouldAllowEmptyMergeCommit() throws IOException, GitAPIException {
     GitMergeCommand command = createCommand();
     MergeCommandRequest request = new MergeCommandRequest();
     request.setTargetBranch("master");
@@ -90,10 +91,19 @@ public class GitMergeCommandTest extends AbstractGitCommandTestBase {
     request.setAuthor(new Person("Dirk Gently", "dirk@holistic.det"));
 
     MergeCommandResult mergeCommandResult = command.merge(request);
+
     assertThat(mergeCommandResult.isSuccess()).isTrue();
 
+    Repository repository = createContext().open();
+    ObjectId firstMergeCommit = new Git(repository).log().add(repository.resolve("master")).setMaxCount(1).call().iterator().next().getId();
+
     MergeCommandResult secondMergeCommandResult = command.merge(request);
+
     assertThat(secondMergeCommandResult.isSuccess()).isTrue();
+
+    ObjectId secondMergeCommit = new Git(repository).log().add(repository.resolve("master")).setMaxCount(1).call().iterator().next().getId();
+
+    assertThat(firstMergeCommit).isNotEqualTo(secondMergeCommit);
   }
 
   @Test