diff --git a/src/db/unit_tests/dbShapesTests.cc b/src/db/unit_tests/dbShapesTests.cc
index 3e757ca57..88eb18f8d 100644
--- a/src/db/unit_tests/dbShapesTests.cc
+++ b/src/db/unit_tests/dbShapesTests.cc
@@ -1730,6 +1730,41 @@ TEST(7)
       "box (150,150;2150,1050) #12\n"
     );
 
+  } else if (sizeof (db::ShortBox::coord_type) > 2) {
+
+    EXPECT_EQ (shapes_to_string (_this, copy),
+      "box (0,100;2000,1000) #0\n"
+      "box (100,200;2100,1100) #0\n"
+      "box (150,150;2150,1050) #0\n"
+      "box (50,-1050;1050,-50) #0\n"
+      "box (50,8950;1050,9950) #0\n"
+      "box (50,18950;1050,19950) #0\n"
+      "box (11050,-1050;12050,-50) #0\n"
+      "box (11050,8950;12050,9950) #0\n"
+      "box (11050,18950;12050,19950) #0\n"
+      "box (22050,-1050;23050,-50) #0\n"
+      "box (22050,8950;23050,9950) #0\n"
+      "box (22050,18950;23050,19950) #0\n"
+      "box (33050,-1050;34050,-50) #0\n"
+      "box (33050,8950;34050,9950) #0\n"
+      "box (33050,18950;34050,19950) #0\n"
+      "box (0,100;2000,1000) #10\n"
+      "box (100,200;2100,1100) #11\n"
+      "box (150,150;2150,1050) #12\n"
+      "box (50,-1050;1050,-50) #20\n"
+      "box (50,8950;1050,9950) #20\n"
+      "box (50,18950;1050,19950) #20\n"
+      "box (11050,-1050;12050,-50) #20\n"
+      "box (11050,8950;12050,9950) #20\n"
+      "box (11050,18950;12050,19950) #20\n"
+      "box (22050,-1050;23050,-50) #20\n"
+      "box (22050,8950;23050,9950) #20\n"
+      "box (22050,18950;23050,19950) #20\n"
+      "box (33050,-1050;34050,-50) #20\n"
+      "box (33050,8950;34050,9950) #20\n"
+      "box (33050,18950;34050,19950) #20\n"
+    );
+
   } else {
 
     EXPECT_EQ (shapes_to_string (_this, copy),
@@ -1808,6 +1843,41 @@ TEST(7)
       "box (150,150;2150,1050) #12\n"
     );
 
+  } else if (sizeof (db::ShortBox::coord_type) > 2) {
+
+    EXPECT_EQ (shapes_to_string (_this, sa_copy),
+      "box (0,100;2000,1000) #0\n"
+      "box (100,200;2100,1100) #0\n"
+      "box (150,150;2150,1050) #0\n"
+      "box (50,-1050;1050,-50) #0\n"
+      "box (50,8950;1050,9950) #0\n"
+      "box (50,18950;1050,19950) #0\n"
+      "box (11050,-1050;12050,-50) #0\n"
+      "box (11050,8950;12050,9950) #0\n"
+      "box (11050,18950;12050,19950) #0\n"
+      "box (22050,-1050;23050,-50) #0\n"
+      "box (22050,8950;23050,9950) #0\n"
+      "box (22050,18950;23050,19950) #0\n"
+      "box (33050,-1050;34050,-50) #0\n"
+      "box (33050,8950;34050,9950) #0\n"
+      "box (33050,18950;34050,19950) #0\n"
+      "box (0,100;2000,1000) #10\n"
+      "box (100,200;2100,1100) #11\n"
+      "box (150,150;2150,1050) #12\n"
+      "box (50,-1050;1050,-50) #20\n"
+      "box (50,8950;1050,9950) #20\n"
+      "box (50,18950;1050,19950) #20\n"
+      "box (11050,-1050;12050,-50) #20\n"
+      "box (11050,8950;12050,9950) #20\n"
+      "box (11050,18950;12050,19950) #20\n"
+      "box (22050,-1050;23050,-50) #20\n"
+      "box (22050,8950;23050,9950) #20\n"
+      "box (22050,18950;23050,19950) #20\n"
+      "box (33050,-1050;34050,-50) #20\n"
+      "box (33050,8950;34050,9950) #20\n"
+      "box (33050,18950;34050,19950) #20\n"
+    );
+
   } else {
 
     EXPECT_EQ (shapes_to_string (_this, sa_copy),