diff --git a/main/tests/server/src/com/google/refine/expr/EvalErrorTests.java b/main/tests/server/src/com/google/refine/expr/EvalErrorTests.java
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+package com.google.refine.expr;
+
+import org.testng.annotations.Test;
+
+import com.google.refine.tests.util.TestUtils;
+
+public class EvalErrorTests {
+    @Test
+    public void serializeEvalError() {
+        EvalError e = new EvalError("this is a critical error");
+        TestUtils.isSerializedTo(e, "{\"type\":\"error\",\"message\":\"This is a critical error\"}");
+    }
+}