diff --git a/test/gtest_factory_state_block.cpp b/test/gtest_factory_state_block.cpp
index ba8257b00b7dc071265b966a804f31ab923f40b7..009db5910d48b280cb34ac9b78ed772f3ce46ea7 100644
--- a/test/gtest_factory_state_block.cpp
+++ b/test/gtest_factory_state_block.cpp
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ TEST(FactoryStateBlock, creator_default)
     ASSERT_MATRIX_APPROX(Eigen::Vector3d(1,2,3) , sbp->getState(), 1e-20);
     ASSERT_MATRIX_APPROX(Eigen::Vector2d(4,5)   , sbv->getState(), 1e-20);
     ASSERT_MATRIX_APPROX(Eigen::Vector1d(6)     , sbw->getState(), 1e-20);
+
+    ASSERT_FALSE(sbp->hasLocalParametrization());
+    ASSERT_FALSE(sbv->hasLocalParametrization());
+    ASSERT_FALSE(sbw->hasLocalParametrization());
 }
 
 TEST(FactoryStateBlock, creator_StateBlock)
@@ -70,6 +74,10 @@ TEST(FactoryStateBlock, creator_StateBlock)
     ASSERT_MATRIX_APPROX(Eigen::Vector3d(1,2,3) , sbp->getState(), 1e-20);
     ASSERT_MATRIX_APPROX(Eigen::Vector2d(4,5)   , sbv->getState(), 1e-20);
     ASSERT_MATRIX_APPROX(Eigen::Vector1d(6)     , sbw->getState(), 1e-20);
+
+    ASSERT_FALSE(sbp->hasLocalParametrization());
+    ASSERT_FALSE(sbv->hasLocalParametrization());
+    ASSERT_FALSE(sbw->hasLocalParametrization());
 }
 
 TEST(FactoryStateBlock, creator_Quaternion)