diff --git a/test/test_pretty_printing.jl b/test/test_pretty_printing.jl
index 7752ab7..d2729c9 100644
--- a/test/test_pretty_printing.jl
+++ b/test/test_pretty_printing.jl
@@ -1,15 +1,19 @@
 d = SparseCat([1,2], [0.5, 0.5])
-@test sprint(showdistribution, d) == "     SparseCat{Array{Int64,1},Array{Float64,1}} distribution\n     ┌                                        ┐ \n   1 ┤■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 0.5   \n   2 ┤■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 0.5   \n     └                                        ┘ "
+@test occursin("SparseCat", sprint(showdistribution, d))
 
 d = SparseCat(1:50, fill(1/50, 50))
 iob = IOBuffer()
 io = IOContext(iob, :limit=>true, :displaysize=>(10, 7))
 showdistribution(io, d)
-@test String(take!(iob)) == "                     SparseCat{UnitRange{Int64},Array{Float64,1}} distribution\n                     ┌                                        ┐ \n                   1 ┤■ 0.02                                    \n                   2 ┤■ 0.02                                    \n                   3 ┤■ 0.02                                    \n   <everything else> ┤■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 0.94   \n                     └                                        ┘ "
+str = String(take!(iob))
+@test occursin("SparseCat", str)
+@test occursin("<everything else>", str)
 
 # test that it doesn't print <everything else> when there are enough lines
 d = SparseCat([:a], 1.0)
 iob = IOBuffer()
 io = IOContext(iob, :limit=>true, :displaysize=>(10, 7))
 showdistribution(io, d)
-@test String(take!(iob)) == "      SparseCat{Array{Symbol,1},Float64} distribution\n      ┌                                        ┐ \n   :a ┤■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■ 1.0   \n      └                                        ┘ "
+str = String(take!(iob))
+@test occursin("SparseCat", str)
+@test !occursin("<everything else>", str)
diff --git a/test/test_sparse_cat.jl b/test/test_sparse_cat.jl
index 17891fc..9d6cd81 100644
--- a/test/test_sparse_cat.jl
+++ b/test/test_sparse_cat.jl
@@ -18,7 +18,19 @@ let
     @test Random.gentype(dt) == Symbol
     @test Random.gentype(typeof(dt)) == Symbol
     @inferred rand(Random.GLOBAL_RNG, dt)
+    
+    # rand(::SparseCat)
+    samples = Symbol[]
+    N = 100_000
+    @time for i in 1:N
+        push!(samples, rand(d))
+    end
+    @test isapprox(count(samples.==:a)/N, pdf(d,:a), atol=0.005)
+    @test isapprox(count(samples.==:b)/N, pdf(d,:b), atol=0.005)
+    @test isapprox(count(samples.==:c)/N, pdf(d,:c), atol=0.005)
+    @test isapprox(count(samples.==:d)/N, pdf(d,:d), atol=0.005)
 
+    # rand(rng, ::SparseCat)
     rng = MersenneTwister(14)
     samples = Symbol[]
     N = 100_000