diff --git a/tests/test_issues_server.py b/tests/test_issues_server.py
index 4a423731fa83aa587fc44429ead3d322184e51d1..3cbb137618580fd05e4688c2c74e60a0af582f96 100644
--- a/tests/test_issues_server.py
+++ b/tests/test_issues_server.py
@@ -435,3 +435,15 @@ def test_issue_170():
     p2 = db.execute_query("FIND TestProp3", unique=True)
     assert p2.datatype == db.LIST(db.INTEGER)
     assert p2.value == [1, 2]
+
+
+def test_issue_181():
+    """https://gitlab.indiscale.com/caosdb/src/caosdb-server/-/issues/181"""
+    rt = db.RecordType("TestRT").insert()
+    assert len(db.execute_query("FIND RECORDTYPE TestRT")) == 1
+    assert len(db.execute_query(
+        "FIND RECORDTYPE TestRT WHICH HAS BEEN UPDATED TODAY")) == 0
+    rt.description = "New description"
+    rt.update()
+    assert len(db.execute_query(
+        "FIND RECORDTYPE TestRT WHICH HAS BEEN UPDATED TODAY")) == 1