diff --git a/src/test/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/StatusTest.java b/src/test/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/StatusTest.java
index 4f30186..cb1fed0 100644
--- a/src/test/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/StatusTest.java
+++ b/src/test/java/net/rcarz/jiraclient/StatusTest.java
@@ -2,12 +2,15 @@ package net.rcarz.jiraclient;
 
 import net.sf.json.JSONObject;
 import org.junit.Test;
+import org.powermock.api.mockito.PowerMockito;
 
 import java.io.IOException;
 import java.net.URI;
 import java.net.URISyntaxException;
 
 import static junit.framework.Assert.assertEquals;
+import static org.mockito.Matchers.anyString;
+import static org.powermock.api.mockito.PowerMockito.when;
 
 public class StatusTest {
 
@@ -24,6 +27,30 @@ public class StatusTest {
         assertEquals(status.getId(), statusID);
     }
 
+    @Test
+    public void testGetStatus() throws Exception {
+        final RestClient restClient = PowerMockito.mock(RestClient.class);
+        when(restClient.get(anyString())).thenReturn(getTestJSON());
+        Status status = Status.get(restClient,"someID");
+        assertEquals(status.getDescription(), description);
+        assertEquals(status.getIconUrl(), iconURL);
+        assertEquals(status.getName(), "Open");
+        assertEquals(status.getId(), statusID);
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = JiraException.class)
+    public void testJiraExceptionFromRestException() throws Exception {
+        final RestClient mockRestClient = PowerMockito.mock(RestClient.class);
+        when(mockRestClient.get(anyString())).thenThrow(RestException.class);
+        Status.get(mockRestClient, "issueNumber");
+    }
+
+    @Test(expected = JiraException.class)
+    public void testJiraExceptionFromNonJSON() throws Exception {
+        final RestClient mockRestClient = PowerMockito.mock(RestClient.class);
+        Status.get(mockRestClient,"issueNumber");
+    }
+
     private JSONObject getTestJSON() {
         JSONObject json = new JSONObject();
         json.put("description", description);