diff --git a/pkg/donutbox/donutmem/donutmem.go b/pkg/donutbox/donutmem/donutmem.go
index 8724130f4..67b871f22 100644
--- a/pkg/donutbox/donutmem/donutmem.go
+++ b/pkg/donutbox/donutmem/donutmem.go
@@ -59,12 +59,15 @@ func (donutMem donutMem) CreateBucket(b string) error {
 	donutMem.buckets[b] = &newBucket
 	return nil
 }
+
 func (donutMem donutMem) ListObjects(bucket, prefix string) ([]string, error) {
 	return nil, errors.New("Not Implemented")
 }
+
 func (donutMem donutMem) GetBucketMetadata(bucket, name string) (io.Reader, error) {
 	return nil, errors.New("Not Implemented")
 }
+
 func (donutMem donutMem) SetBucketMetadata(bucket, name string, metadata io.Reader) error {
 	return errors.New("Not Implemented")
 }
@@ -117,6 +120,7 @@ func (donutMem donutMem) GetObjectWriter(bucket, key string, column uint, blockS
 	writer.CloseWithError(errors.New("Bucket does not exist"))
 	return writer
 }
+
 func (donutMem donutMem) GetObjectReader(bucket, key string, column int) (io.Reader, error) {
 	donutMem.lock.RLock()
 	defer donutMem.lock.RUnlock()
@@ -132,9 +136,11 @@ func (donutMem donutMem) GetObjectReader(bucket, key string, column int) (io.Rea
 	}
 	return nil, errors.New("Bucket not found")
 }
+
 func (donutMem donutMem) StoreObjectMetadata(bucket, object, name string, reader io.Reader) error {
 	return errors.New("Not Implemented")
 }
+
 func (donutMem donutMem) GetObjectMetadata(bucket, object, name string) (io.Reader, error) {
 	return nil, errors.New("Not Implemented")
 }
diff --git a/pkg/donutbox/donutmem/donutmem_test.go b/pkg/donutbox/donutmem/donutmem_test.go
index 217b970aa..e3ecadd5a 100644
--- a/pkg/donutbox/donutmem/donutmem_test.go
+++ b/pkg/donutbox/donutmem/donutmem_test.go
@@ -28,13 +28,29 @@ func (s *MySuite) TestAPISuite(c *C) {
 	count, err = writer.Write([]byte(data))
 	c.Assert(count, Equals, len(data))
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
-	writer.Close()
+	err = writer.Close()
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 
-	//	time.Sleep(1 * time.Second)
-
+	// data should be available
 	reader, err := donut.GetObjectReader("foo", "bar", 0)
 	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
 	result, err := ioutil.ReadAll(reader)
 	c.Assert(result, DeepEquals, []byte(data))
+
+	// try writing, should see error
+	writer = donut.GetObjectWriter("foo", "bar", 0, 2)
+	count, err = writer.Write([]byte("different data"))
+	c.Assert(count, Equals, 0)
+	c.Assert(err, Not(IsNil))
+	// try again, should see error
+	count, err = writer.Write([]byte("different data"))
+	c.Assert(count, Equals, 0)
+	c.Assert(err, Not(IsNil))
+
+	// data should not change
+	reader, err = donut.GetObjectReader("foo", "bar", 0)
+	c.Assert(err, IsNil)
+	result, err = ioutil.ReadAll(reader)
+	c.Assert(result, DeepEquals, []byte(data))
+
 }