diff --git a/tests/test_importance.py b/tests/test_importance.py
index 6a53cdb0eed378f689476649f6e2bef1c8f16b53..f7d47944ff5e586e42daae1bd518fe71c418dd7b 100644
--- a/tests/test_importance.py
+++ b/tests/test_importance.py
@@ -99,12 +99,23 @@ def test_obl_missing_parent_in_same_container():
 
     c = db.Container()
     c.extend([rt1, rt2])
-    # with raises(db.TransactionError) as exc:
-    # c.insert()
-    # assert exc.value == "asdf"
+    with raises(db.TransactionError) as exc:
+        c.insert()
+    assert exc.value.errors[0].msg == "An obligatory property is missing."
+
+
+def test_obl_missing_parent_in_same_container_override():
+    p = db.Property(name="TestOblProperty", datatype=db.TEXT).insert()
+
+    rt1 = db.RecordType(name="TestRecordType1")
+    rt1.add_property(name="TestOblProperty", importance=db.OBLIGATORY)
 
-    # set container flag, override in rt2 (entity flag takes precedence here)
+    rt2 = db.RecordType(name="TestRecordType2")
+    rt2.add_parent("TestRecordType1", inheritance=db.NONE)
     rt2.set_flag("force-missing-obligatory", "error")
+
+    c = db.Container()
+    c.extend([rt1, rt2])
     with raises(db.TransactionError) as exc:
         c.insert(flags={"force-missing-obligatory": "ignore"})
     assert exc.value.errors[0].msg == "An obligatory property is missing."
@@ -147,6 +158,7 @@ def test_sub_property_of_obl_in_same_container():
     c.extend([rt2, p2])
     c.insert()  # everything ok!
 
+
 def test_illegal_flag_value():
     p = db.Property(name="TestOblProperty", datatype=db.TEXT).insert()
     p_dummy = db.Property(name="TestDummyProperty", datatype=db.TEXT).insert()
@@ -163,4 +175,5 @@ def test_illegal_flag_value():
         rt2.insert()
     # default behavior + warning
     assert exc.value.errors[0].msg == "An obligatory property is missing."
-    assert "Illegal value for flag 'force-missing-obligatory'." in [w.description for w in rt2.get_warnings()]
+    assert "Illegal value for flag 'force-missing-obligatory'." in [
+        w.description for w in rt2.get_warnings()]