diff --git a/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/key/modification/RevocationCertificateTest.java b/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/key/modification/RevocationCertificateTest.java
index 5cb6163d..48b5d5b7 100644
--- a/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/key/modification/RevocationCertificateTest.java
+++ b/pgpainless-core/src/test/java/org/pgpainless/key/modification/RevocationCertificateTest.java
@@ -67,6 +67,11 @@ public class RevocationCertificateTest {
         assertFalse(key.getUserIDs().hasNext());
         assertFalse(key.getUserAttributes().hasNext());
         assertNull(key.getTrustData());
+
+        PGPPublicKeyRing originalCert = PGPainless.extractCertificate(secretKeys);
+        PGPPublicKeyRing mergedCert = PGPainless.mergeCertificate(originalCert, minimalRevocationCert);
+
+        assertTrue(PGPainless.inspectKeyRing(mergedCert).getRevocationState().isSoftRevocation());
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -85,6 +90,11 @@ public class RevocationCertificateTest {
         assertFalse(key.getUserIDs().hasNext());
         assertFalse(key.getUserAttributes().hasNext());
         assertNull(key.getTrustData());
+
+        PGPPublicKeyRing originalCert = PGPainless.extractCertificate(secretKeys);
+        PGPPublicKeyRing mergedCert = PGPainless.mergeCertificate(originalCert, minimalRevocationCert);
+
+        assertTrue(PGPainless.inspectKeyRing(mergedCert).getRevocationState().isSoftRevocation());
     }
 
     @Test