diff --git a/libraries/tests/_misc.py b/libraries/tests/_misc.py
index 82643ee6b..e1a9db63a 100644
--- a/libraries/tests/_misc.py
+++ b/libraries/tests/_misc.py
@@ -51,6 +51,10 @@ def get_test_entropy_package4():
     test_pkg = "x11-base:xorg-server-1.5.3-r6~1.tbz2"
     return get_test_generic_package(test_pkg)
 
+def get_test_entropy_package_provide():
+    test_pkg = "mail-mta:ssmtp-2.62-r7~0.tbz2"
+    return get_test_generic_package(test_pkg)
+
 def get_test_xpak_empty_package():
     test_pkg = "aspell-es-0.50.2.tbz2"
     return get_test_generic_package(test_pkg)
diff --git a/libraries/tests/db.py b/libraries/tests/db.py
index e5785d559..351da661e 100644
--- a/libraries/tests/db.py
+++ b/libraries/tests/db.py
@@ -161,6 +161,13 @@ class EntropyRepositoryTest(unittest.TestCase):
         system_pkgs = self.test_db.retrieveSystemPackages()
         self.assertEqual(system_pkgs, set([idpackage]))
 
+    def test_db_insert_compare_match_provide(self):
+        test_pkg = _misc.get_test_entropy_package_provide()
+        data = self.Spm.extract_package_metadata(test_pkg)
+        idpackage, rev, new_data = self.test_db.handlePackage(data)
+        db_data = self.test_db.getPackageData(idpackage)
+        self.assertEqual(new_data, db_data)
+
     def test_db_insert_compare_match(self):
 
         # insert/compare
diff --git a/libraries/tests/packages/mail-mta:ssmtp-2.62-r7~0.tbz2 b/libraries/tests/packages/mail-mta:ssmtp-2.62-r7~0.tbz2
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index 000000000..14920378a
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