diff --git a/bindings/python/tests/test_gettext.py b/bindings/python/tests/test_gettext.py
index 6a5af0fd5a..9138cc59b0 100644
--- a/bindings/python/tests/test_gettext.py
+++ b/bindings/python/tests/test_gettext.py
@@ -17,11 +17,18 @@ class TestGettext(TestCase):
     def test_get_localedir(self):
         _localedir = _sw_core_utils.gnc_path_get_localedir()
 
-    #def test_translation(self):
-    #    import inspect
-    #    import locale
-    #    raise MyException({'_(""): ':_(""), '_sw_core_utils.gnc_path_get_localedir(): ':_sw_core_utils.gnc_path_get_localedir(),'_.__doc__': _.__doc__, 'inspect.getsource(_): ': inspect.getsource(_), '_("Welcome to GnuCash")':_("Welcome to GnuCash"), 'locale.getlocale(): ': locale.getlocale()})
-    #    self.assertTrue("Project-Id-Version: GnuCash" in _(""))
+    def test_translation(self):
+        import inspect
+        import locale
+        import gettext
+        _localedir = _sw_core_utils.gnc_path_get_localedir()
+
+        t = gettext.translation(_sw_core_utils.GETTEXT_PACKAGE, _localedir)
+
+        self.assertIn("project-id-version", t.info())
+        self.assertIn("GnuCash", t.info()["project-id-version"])
+        raise MyException({'_(""): ':_(""), '_sw_core_utils.gnc_path_get_localedir(): ':_sw_core_utils.gnc_path_get_localedir(),'_.__doc__': _.__doc__, 'inspect.getsource(_): ': inspect.getsource(_), '_("Welcome to GnuCash")':_("Welcome to GnuCash"), 'locale.getlocale(): ': locale.getlocale(), 't:': t, 't.gettext(""): ': t.gettext(""), 't.info(): ': t.info()})
+        self.assertTrue("Project-Id-Version: GnuCash" in _(""))
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     main()