diff --git a/python/tests/reference/Table/datatype-mix.txt b/python/tests/reference/Table/datatype-mix.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2f6baa852
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/tests/reference/Table/datatype-mix.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+1 header
+a b
+1.0 hallo
+0.1 "hallo test"
diff --git a/python/tests/reference/Table/whitespace-mix.txt b/python/tests/reference/Table/whitespace-mix.txt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..933a16e77
--- /dev/null
+++ b/python/tests/reference/Table/whitespace-mix.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+1 header
+a b 1_c 2_c
+1    2 3     4
+5 6 7	 8
+9	10.	12.			12
+
diff --git a/python/tests/test_Table.py b/python/tests/test_Table.py
index c34f9ee3a..e7550984d 100644
--- a/python/tests/test_Table.py
+++ b/python/tests/test_Table.py
@@ -1,14 +1,21 @@
+import os
+
 import pytest
 import numpy as np
 
 from damask import Table
 
+
 @pytest.fixture
 def default():
     """Simple Table."""
     x = np.ones((5,13))
     return Table(x,{'F':(3,3),'v':(3,),'s':(1,)},['test data','contains only ones'])
 
+@pytest.fixture
+def reference_dir(reference_dir_base):
+    """Directory containing reference results."""
+    return os.path.join(reference_dir_base,'Table')
 
 class TestTable:
     
@@ -31,6 +38,11 @@ class TestTable:
         with open(tmpdir.join('default.txt')) as f:
             new = Table.from_ASCII(f)
         assert all(default.data==new.data)
+
+    @pytest.mark.parametrize('fname',['datatype-mix.txt','whitespace-mix.txt'])
+    def test_read_strange(self,reference_dir,fname):
+        with open(os.path.join(reference_dir,fname)) as f:
+            new = Table.from_ASCII(f)
     
     def test_set_array(self,default):
         default.set_array('F',np.zeros((5,3,3)),'set to zero')