diff --git a/test/integration/client/heroku-ssl-tests.js b/test/integration/client/heroku-ssl-tests.js
index 6f144798..5b6b87da 100644
--- a/test/integration/client/heroku-ssl-tests.js
+++ b/test/integration/client/heroku-ssl-tests.js
@@ -17,6 +17,9 @@ var config = {
 
 //connect & disconnect from heroku
 pg.connect(config, assert.success(function(client, done) {
-  done();
-  pg.end();
+  client.query('SELECT NOW() as time', assert.success(function(res) {
+    assert(res.rows[0].time.getTime());
+    done();
+    pg.end();
+  }))
 }));