diff --git a/gluon/tests/test_recfile.py b/gluon/tests/test_recfile.py
index 86f6e917..e2e08945 100644
--- a/gluon/tests/test_recfile.py
+++ b/gluon/tests/test_recfile.py
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ class TestRecfile(unittest.TestCase):
         shutil.rmtree('tests')
 
     def testgeneration(self):
-        for k in range(20):
+        for k in range(10):
             teststring = 'test%s' % k
             filename = os.path.join('tests', str(uuid.uuid4()) + '.test')
             with recfile.open(filename, "w") as g:
@@ -35,6 +35,41 @@ class TestRecfile(unittest.TestCase):
             recfile.remove(filename)
             is_there = recfile.exists(filename)
             self.assertFalse(is_there)
+        for k in range(10):
+            teststring = 'test%s' % k
+            filename = str(uuid.uuid4()) + '.test'
+            with recfile.open(filename, "w", path='tests') as g:
+                g.write(teststring)
+            self.assertEqual(recfile.open(filename, "r", path='tests').read(), teststring)
+            is_there = recfile.exists(filename, path='tests')
+            self.assertTrue(is_there)
+            recfile.remove(filename, path='tests')
+            is_there = recfile.exists(filename, path='tests')
+            self.assertFalse(is_there)
+        for k in range(10):
+            teststring = 'test%s' % k
+            filename = os.path.join('tests', str(uuid.uuid4()) , str(uuid.uuid4()) + '.test')
+            with recfile.open(filename, "w") as g:
+                g.write(teststring)
+            self.assertEqual(recfile.open(filename, "r").read(), teststring)
+            is_there = recfile.exists(filename)
+            self.assertTrue(is_there)
+            recfile.remove(filename)
+            is_there = recfile.exists(filename)
+            self.assertFalse(is_there)
+
+    def test_existing(self):
+        filename = os.path.join('tests', str(uuid.uuid4()) + '.test')
+        with open(filename, 'w') as g:
+            g.write('this file exists')
+        self.assertTrue(recfile.exists(filename))
+        self.assertTrue(hasattr(recfile.open(filename, "r"), 'read'))
+        recfile.remove(filename, path='tests')
+        self.assertFalse(recfile.exists(filename))
+        self.assertRaises(IOError, recfile.remove, filename)
+        self.assertRaises(IOError, recfile.open, filename, "r")
+
+
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
     unittest.main()