diff --git a/testing/test_assertrewrite.py b/testing/test_assertrewrite.py
index 988f09264..f6b74d97e 100644
--- a/testing/test_assertrewrite.py
+++ b/testing/test_assertrewrite.py
@@ -48,24 +48,27 @@ def getmsg(f, extra_ns=None, must_pass=False):
 class TestAssertionRewrite:
 
     def test_place_initial_imports(self):
-        s = """'Doc string'"""
+        s = """'Doc string'\nother = stuff"""
         m = rewrite(s)
         assert isinstance(m.body[0], ast.Expr)
         assert isinstance(m.body[0].value, ast.Str)
-        for imp in m.body[1:]:
+        for imp in m.body[1:4]:
             assert isinstance(imp, ast.Import)
-        s = """from __future__ import with_statement"""
+        assert isinstance(m.body[4], ast.Assign)
+        s = """from __future__ import with_statement\nother_stuff"""
         m = rewrite(s)
         assert isinstance(m.body[0], ast.ImportFrom)
-        for imp in m.body[1:]:
+        for imp in m.body[1:4]:
             assert isinstance(imp, ast.Import)
-        s = """'doc string'\nfrom __future__ import with_statement"""
+        assert isinstance(m.body[4], ast.Expr)
+        s = """'doc string'\nfrom __future__ import with_statement\nother"""
         m = rewrite(s)
         assert isinstance(m.body[0], ast.Expr)
         assert isinstance(m.body[0].value, ast.Str)
         assert isinstance(m.body[1], ast.ImportFrom)
-        for imp in m.body[2:]:
+        for imp in m.body[2:5]:
             assert isinstance(imp, ast.Import)
+        assert isinstance(m.body[5], ast.Expr)
 
     def test_name(self):
         def f():