diff --git a/tests/Valitron/StaticVsInstanceTest.php b/tests/Valitron/StaticVsInstanceTest.php
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+<?php
+use Valitron\Validator;
+
+class StaticVsInstanceTest extends BaseTestCase
+{
+	public function testInstanceOverrideStatic()
+	{
+		Validator::lang('ar');
+		new Validator(array(), array(), 'en');
+		$this->assertEquals('ar', Validator::lang(),
+							'lang defined statically should not be override by instance lang');
+	}
+}