diff --git a/t/t2001-jsc.t b/t/t2001-jsc.t
index c672802148f7..0a166a3f1915 100755
--- a/t/t2001-jsc.t
+++ b/t/t2001-jsc.t
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ EOF
     test_cmp expected.12.1 output.12.1 
 "
 
-test_expect_success 'jstat 13: update rdl_alloc' "
+test_expect_success 'jstat 13.1: update rdl_alloc' "
     flux jstat update 1 rdl_alloc '{\"rdl_alloc\": [{\"contained\": {\"cmbdrank\": 0, \"cmbdncores\": 102, \"cmbdngpus\": 4}}]}' &&
     flux kvs get --json $(flux wreck kvs-path 1).rank.0.cores > output.13.1 &&
     flux kvs get --json $(flux wreck kvs-path 1).rank.0.gpus >> output.13.1 &&
@@ -249,6 +249,15 @@ EOF
     test_cmp expected.13.1 output.13.1 
 "
 
+test_expect_success 'jstat 13.2: update r_lite' "
+    flux jstat update 1 R_lite '{\"R_lite\": [{\"children\": {\"core\": \"0\"}, \"rank\": 0}]}' &&
+    flux kvs get --json $(flux wreck kvs-path 1).R_lite > output.13.2 &&
+    cat > expected.13.2 <<-EOF &&
+[{\"children\": {\"core\": \"0\"}, \"rank\": 0}]
+EOF
+    test_cmp expected.13.2 output.13.2
+"
+
 test_expect_success 'jstat 14: update detects bad inputs' "
     test_expect_code 42 flux jstat update 1 jobid '{\"jobid\": 1}' &&
     test_expect_code 42 flux jstat update 0 rdesc '{\"rdesc\": {\"nnodes\": 128, \"ntasks\": 128,  \"ncores\":128, \"walltime\": 1800}}' &&