diff --git a/unittests/compiled_tests.cpp b/unittests/compiled_tests.cpp
index e61f9e9e..1fda793f 100644
--- a/unittests/compiled_tests.cpp
+++ b/unittests/compiled_tests.cpp
@@ -352,12 +352,23 @@ TEST_CASE("Functor cast")
   CHECK(d == 3 * 6);
 }
 
-TEST_CASE("Non-ASCII characters in string")
+TEST_CASE("Non-ASCII characters in the middle of string")
 {
   chaiscript::ChaiScript_Basic chai(create_chaiscript_stdlib(),create_chaiscript_parser());
   CHECK_THROWS_AS(chai.eval<std::string>("prin\xeft \"Hello World\""), chaiscript::exception::eval_error);
 }
 
+TEST_CASE("Non-ASCII characters in the beginning of string")
+{
+    chaiscript::ChaiScript_Basic chai(create_chaiscript_stdlib(),create_chaiscript_parser());
+    CHECK_THROWS_AS(chai.eval<std::string>("\xefprint \"Hello World\""), chaiscript::exception::eval_error);
+}
+
+TEST_CASE("Non-ASCII characters in the end of string")
+{
+    chaiscript::ChaiScript_Basic chai(create_chaiscript_stdlib(),create_chaiscript_parser());
+    CHECK_THROWS_AS(chai.eval<std::string>("print \"Hello World\"\xef"), chaiscript::exception::eval_error);
+}
 
 int set_state_test_myfun()
 {