diff --git a/tests/a.xml b/tests/a.xml
index b4cfc2cc..4ca73e79 100644
--- a/tests/a.xml
+++ b/tests/a.xml
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@
     <BirthDate>18071976</BirthDate>
     <Interest>AI</Interest>
     <CodesWith>
+      <Person>Baris</Person>
       <Person>Gurer</Person>
+      <Person>Caglar</Person>
       <Person>Meren</Person>
     </CodesWith>
   </OtherInfo>
diff --git a/tests/xmlfiletests.py b/tests/xmlfiletests.py
index 37662bd1..189c9724 100644
--- a/tests/xmlfiletests.py
+++ b/tests/xmlfiletests.py
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ class XmlFileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
         class OtherInfo:
             __metaclass__ = xmlfile.autoxml
             t_BirthDate = [types.StringType, xmlfile.mandatory]
-            t_Interest = [types.StringType, xmlfile.mandatory]
+            t_Interest = [types.StringType, xmlfile.optional]
+            t_CodesWith = [ [types.StringType], xmlfile.optional, 'CodesWith/Person']
         
         class A:
             __metaclass__ = xmlfile.autoxml
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ class XmlFileTestCase(unittest.TestCase):
             a_href = [types.StringType, xmlfile.mandatory]
             t_Projects = [ [types.StringType], xmlfile.mandatory, 'Projects/Project']
             t_OtherInfo = [ OtherInfo, xmlfile.optional ]
+
         a = A()
         self.assertEqual(a.href, None)
         dom = mdom.parse('tests/a.xml')