diff --git a/test/test_ZmqReceiver.cpp b/test/test_ZmqReceiver.cpp
index ccf6cab..35a10b2 100644
--- a/test/test_ZmqReceiver.cpp
+++ b/test/test_ZmqReceiver.cpp
@@ -14,4 +14,14 @@ TEST(ZmqReceiver, get_type_byte_size)
   EXPECT_TRUE(get_type_byte_size("uint64") == 8);
   EXPECT_TRUE(get_type_byte_size("int64") == 8);
   EXPECT_TRUE(get_type_byte_size("float64") == 8);
+}
+
+TEST(ZmqReceiver, HeaderDataType)
+{
+  HeaderDataType header_data_type("float64", 4);
+
+  ASSERT_TRUE(header_data_type.type == "float64");
+  ASSERT_TRUE(header_data_type.value_bytes_size == 8);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(header_data_type.value_shape == 4);
+  ASSERT_TRUE(header_data_type.endianness == "little");
 }
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