diff --git a/python/paddle/v2/framework/tests/test_protobuf_descs.py b/python/paddle/v2/framework/tests/test_protobuf_descs.py
index 8e94843662639aa377616217cb15b4369f1ae4a5..71bdca8765353416cc7450251a9cb9a0d74fdb26 100644
--- a/python/paddle/v2/framework/tests/test_protobuf_descs.py
+++ b/python/paddle/v2/framework/tests/test_protobuf_descs.py
@@ -15,10 +15,25 @@ class TestProgramDesc(unittest.TestCase):
     def test_append_block(self):
         prog_desc = core.ProgramDesc.__create_program_desc__()
         self.assertIsNotNone(prog_desc)
-        block1 = prog_desc.append_block(prog_desc.root_block())
+        block_root = prog_desc.root_block()
+        self.assertEqual(block_root.id(), 0)
+        block1 = prog_desc.append_block(block_root)
         block2 = prog_desc.append_block(block1)
         self.assertEqual(block1.id(), block2.parent())
-        self.assertEqual(prog_desc.root_block().id(), block1.parent())
+        self.assertEqual(block_root.id(), block1.parent())
+        block3 = prog_desc.append_block(block_root)
+        self.assertEqual(block3.parent(), block_root.id())
+
+
+class TestVarDesc(unittest.TestCase):
+    def test_shape(self):
+        program_desc = core.ProgramDesc.instance()
+        block = program_desc.root_block()
+        var = block.new_var()
+        src_shape = [3, 2, 10, 8]
+        var.set_shape(src_shape)
+        res_shape = var.shape()
+        self.assertEqual(src_shape, res_shape)
 
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':