diff --git a/tests/othertests/manager_db.py b/tests/othertests/manager_db.py
new file mode 100644
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+++ b/tests/othertests/manager_db.py
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+from django.db import models
+
+def run_tests(verbosity=0):
+    class Insect(models.Model):
+        common_name = models.CharField(maxlength=64)
+        latin_name = models.CharField(maxlength=128)
+
+        class Meta:
+            app_label = 'manager_db'
+
+    m = Insect.objects
+    db = Insect.objects.db
+
+    assert db
+    assert db.connection
+    assert db.connection.cursor
+    assert db.backend
+    assert db.backend.quote_name
+    assert db.get_creation_module
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    run_tests()
+    print "ok"