diff --git a/extra/db/tuples/tuples-tests.factor b/extra/db/tuples/tuples-tests.factor
index fa213efb2f..5c61a8f898 100755
--- a/extra/db/tuples/tuples-tests.factor
+++ b/extra/db/tuples/tuples-tests.factor
@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@
 USING: io.files kernel tools.test db db.tuples classes
 db.types continuations namespaces math math.ranges
 prettyprint calendar sequences db.sqlite math.intervals
-db.postgresql accessors random math.bitfields.lib ;
+db.postgresql accessors random math.bitfields.lib
+math.ranges strings sequences.lib ;
 IN: db.tuples.tests
 
 TUPLE: person the-id the-name the-number the-real
@@ -225,6 +226,12 @@ TUPLE: serialize-me id data ;
 
 TUPLE: exam id name score ; 
 
+: random-exam ( -- exam )
+        f
+        6 [ CHAR: a CHAR: b [a,b] random ] replicate >string
+        100 random
+    exam boa ;
+
 : test-intervals ( -- )
     exam "EXAM"
     {