diff --git a/tests/test_meta_repo_links.py b/tests/test_meta_repo_links.py
index b174c54c0f4b03cd96e7fc946935bbbb65352bf5..4c44e46c5292bc0a63fd0fb1c866d913553c0814 100644
--- a/tests/test_meta_repo_links.py
+++ b/tests/test_meta_repo_links.py
@@ -100,6 +100,18 @@ def test_bad_post_links(hook):
     actual = {error.message for error in hook.run(txn)}
     assert expected == actual
 
+@pytest.mark.parametrize('value', testutil.NON_STRING_METADATA_VALUES)
+def test_bad_metadata_type(hook, value):
+    txn = testutil.Transaction(**{'check': value}, postings=[
+        ('Income:Donations', -5),
+        ('Assets:Cash', 5),
+    ])
+    expected = {'transaction has wrong type of check: expected str but is a {}'.format(
+        type(value).__name__,
+    )}
+    actual = {error.message for error in hook.run(txn)}
+    assert expected == actual
+
 @pytest.mark.parametrize('ext_doc', [
     'rt:123',
     'rt:456/789',