diff --git a/Lib/test/test_winreg.py b/Lib/test/test_winreg.py
index a9bc962..5830fd6 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_winreg.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_winreg.py
@@ -151,3 +151,6 @@
 else:
     print "Remote registry calls can be tested using",
     print "'test_winreg.py --remote \\\\machine_name'"
+    # perform minimal ConnectRegistry test which just invokes it
+    h = ConnectRegistry(None, HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE)
+    h.Close()