diff --git a/test/unit/components/bn-as-decimal-input-test.js b/test/unit/components/bn-as-decimal-input-test.js
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4ea910fb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/components/bn-as-decimal-input-test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+var assert = require('assert')
+
+const additions = require('react-testutils-additions')
+const h = require('react-hyperscript')
+const ReactTestUtils = require('react-addons-test-utils')
+const ethUtil = require('ethereumjs-util')
+const BN = ethUtil.BN
+
+var BnInput = require('../../../ui/app/components/bn-as-decimal-input')
+
+describe.only('BnInput', function () {
+  let bnInput
+  const message = 'Hello, world!'
+  const buffer = new Buffer(message, 'utf8')
+  const hex = buffer.toString('hex')
+
+  it('can tolerate a large number at a high precision', function (done) {
+
+    const renderer = ReactTestUtils.createRenderer();
+
+    let valueStr = '1'
+    while (valueStr.length < 18 + 7) {
+      valueStr += '0'
+    }
+    const value = new BN(valueStr, 10)
+
+    let inputStr = '11'
+    while (inputStr.length < 7) {
+      inputStr += '0'
+    }
+    inputStr += '.01'
+
+    let targetStr = inputStr.split('.').join()
+    while (targetStr.length < 18 + 7) {
+      targetStr += '0'
+    }
+    const target = new BN(targetStr, 10)
+
+    const precision = 1e18 // ether precision
+
+    const props = {
+      value,
+      precision,
+      onChange: (newBn) => {
+        assert.equal(newBn.toString(), targetValue.toString(), 'should tolerate increase')
+        done()
+      }
+    }
+
+    const inputComponent = h(BnInput, props)
+    const component = additions.renderIntoDocument(inputComponent)
+    renderer.render(inputComponent)
+    const input = additions.find(component, 'input.hex-input')[0]
+    ReactTestUtils.Simulate.change(input, { preventDefault() {}, target: {
+      value: inputStr,
+      checkValidity() {return true} },
+    })
+  })
+})
diff --git a/test/unit/components/pending-tx-test.js b/test/unit/components/pending-tx-test.js
index fe8290003..166b471cb 100644
--- a/test/unit/components/pending-tx-test.js
+++ b/test/unit/components/pending-tx-test.js
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ const Factory = createReactFactory(PendingTx)
 const ReactTestUtils = require('react-addons-test-utils')
 const ethUtil = require('ethereumjs-util')
 
-describe.only('PendingTx', function () {
+describe('PendingTx', function () {
   let pendingTxComponent
 
   const identities = {