diff --git a/tests/test_api_long.py b/tests/test_api_long.py
index 8f9ccc872..2938a28a1 100644
--- a/tests/test_api_long.py
+++ b/tests/test_api_long.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 """
 
 import base
+import random
 
 class TestShotgunApiLong(base.LiveTestBase):
     
@@ -70,10 +71,21 @@ def test_schema(self):
         self.assertTrue(schema, dict)
         self.assertTrue(len(schema) > 0)
         self.assertTrue("user" in schema)
+
+        # An explantion is in order here. the field code that is created in shotgun is based on the human display name
+        # that is provided , so for example "Money Count" would generate the field code 'sg_monkey_count' . The field
+        # that is created in this test is retired at the end of the test but when this test is run again against 
+        # the same database ( which happens on our Continous Integration server ) trying to create a new field
+        # called "Monkey Count" will now fail due to the new Delete Field Forever features we have added to shotgun
+        # since there will a retired field called sg_monkey_count. The old behavior was to go ahead and create a new
+        # "Monkey Count" field with a field code with an incremented number of the end like sg_monkey_count_1. The new
+        # behavior is to raise an error in hopes the user will go into the UI and delete the old retired field forever.
+
+        # make a the name of the field somewhat unique
+        human_field_name = "Monkey " + str(random.getrandbits(24))
                 
         properties = { "description" : "How many monkeys were needed" }
-        new_field_name = self.sg.schema_field_create("Version", "number", 
-                                                     "Monkey Count", 
+        new_field_name = self.sg.schema_field_create("Version", "number", human_field_name, 
                                                      properties=properties)
            
         properties = {"description" : "How many monkeys turned up"}