@@ -25,6 +25,10 @@ func TestSaveAndLoadRepo(t *testing.T) {

 	out, _, err = runCommandWithOutput(commitCmd)

 	errorOut(err, t, fmt.Sprintf("failed to commit container: %v %v", out, err))

+	inspectCmd = exec.Command(dockerBinary, "inspect", repoName)

+	before, _, err := runCommandWithOutput(inspectCmd)

+	errorOut(err, t, fmt.Sprintf("the repo should exist before saving it: %v %v", before, err))

+

 	saveCmdTemplate := `%v save %v > /tmp/foobar-save-load-test.tar`

 	saveCmdFinal := fmt.Sprintf(saveCmdTemplate, dockerBinary, repoName)

 	saveCmd := exec.Command("bash", "-c", saveCmdFinal)

@@ -39,8 +43,12 @@ func TestSaveAndLoadRepo(t *testing.T) {

 	errorOut(err, t, fmt.Sprintf("failed to load repo: %v %v", out, err))

 	inspectCmd = exec.Command(dockerBinary, "inspect", repoName)

-	out, _, err = runCommandWithOutput(inspectCmd)

-	errorOut(err, t, fmt.Sprintf("the repo should exist after loading it: %v %v", out, err))

+	after, _, err := runCommandWithOutput(inspectCmd)

+	errorOut(err, t, fmt.Sprintf("the repo should exist after loading it: %v %v", after, err))

+

+	if before != after {

+		t.Fatalf("inspect is not the same after a save / load")

+	}

 	deleteContainer(cleanedContainerID)

 	deleteImages(repoName)