diff --git a/test/sampler_test.py b/test/sampler_test.py
index f3ba3ffb52451335ce8ecf36a3ad86b315f8e344..a2b76a4ab3b030fc00085fe5282710d161ab20d0 100644
--- a/test/sampler_test.py
+++ b/test/sampler_test.py
@@ -438,6 +438,11 @@ class TestRunningSamplers(unittest.TestCase):
             likelihood=self.likelihood, priors=self.priors,
             sampler='pymultinest', nlive=100, save=False)
 
+    def test_run_PTMCMCSampler(self):
+        _ = bilby.run_sampler(
+            likelihood=self.likelihood, priors=self.priors,
+            sampler= 'PTMCMCsampler'', Niter=100, save=False)
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()