diff --git a/test/PatchWelding.cpp b/test/PatchWelding.cpp
index 18ea5a994d..189c6b892a 100644
--- a/test/PatchWelding.cpp
+++ b/test/PatchWelding.cpp
@@ -17,16 +17,16 @@ inline scene::INodePtr findPatchWithNumber(const std::string& number)
     return algorithm::findFirstPatchWithMaterial(worldspawn, "textures/numbers/" + number);
 }
 
-// Patch 1 = 3x3, Patch 4 = 3x3 to the right
-TEST_F(PatchWeldingTest, WeldPatches1And4)
+namespace
 {
-    loadMap("weld_patches.mapx");
 
-    auto patch1 = findPatchWithNumber("1");
-    auto patch4 = findPatchWithNumber("4");
+void performPatchWeldingTest(const std::string& number1, const std::string& number2, int expectedRows, int expectedCols)
+{
+    auto firstPatch = findPatchWithNumber(number1);
+    auto secondPatch = findPatchWithNumber(number2);
 
-    Node_setSelected(patch1, true);
-    Node_setSelected(patch4, true);
+    Node_setSelected(firstPatch, true);
+    Node_setSelected(secondPatch, true);
 
     GlobalCommandSystem().executeCommand("WeldSelectedPatches");
 
@@ -34,12 +34,23 @@ TEST_F(PatchWeldingTest, WeldPatches1And4)
     EXPECT_EQ(GlobalSelectionSystem().countSelected(), 1);
 
     // Two patches removed from the scene
-    EXPECT_FALSE(patch1->getParent());
-    EXPECT_FALSE(patch4->getParent());
+    EXPECT_FALSE(firstPatch->getParent());
+    EXPECT_FALSE(secondPatch->getParent());
 
     auto merged = std::dynamic_pointer_cast<IPatchNode>(GlobalSelectionSystem().ultimateSelected());
-    EXPECT_EQ(merged->getPatch().getWidth(), 3);
-    EXPECT_EQ(merged->getPatch().getWidth(), 5);
+    EXPECT_EQ(merged->getPatch().getHeight(), expectedRows);
+    EXPECT_EQ(merged->getPatch().getWidth(), expectedCols);
+}
+
+}
+
+// Patch 1 = 3x3, Patch 4 = 3x3 to the right
+TEST_F(PatchWeldingTest, WeldPatches1And4)
+{
+    loadMap("weld_patches.mapx");
+
+    // Welding patches 1 and 4 should produce a 3 x 5 patch
+    performPatchWeldingTest("1", "4", 3, 5);
 }
 
 }