diff --git a/test/test_layer_pot.py b/test/test_layer_pot.py
index 1c704e5226058b8b19b454413ebb8d809d5b6057..7748e1048c0f20a2cd445734ab2122b9edcc65c3 100644
--- a/test/test_layer_pot.py
+++ b/test/test_layer_pot.py
@@ -712,6 +712,7 @@ def get_sphere_mesh(refinement_increment, target_order):
     #("circle", partial(ellipse, 1)),
     #("3-to-1 ellipse", partial(ellipse, 3)),
     ("starfish", get_starfish_mesh),
+    ("sphere", get_sphere_mesh),
     ])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize("qbx_order", [5])
 @pytest.mark.parametrize(("zero_op_name", "k"), [