diff --git a/server/core/test/rest-api/test/core.js b/server/core/test/rest-api/test/core.js
index ad8a4a12a..af522df0e 100644
--- a/server/core/test/rest-api/test/core.js
+++ b/server/core/test/rest-api/test/core.js
@@ -35,5 +35,15 @@ describe("Core Parameters", function() {
         .should.be.fulfilled
     })
 
+    it("will not modify static parameters", function() {
+        return set_value("threads", "1")
+        .should.be.rejected
+    })
+
+    it("does not accept unknown parameters", function() {
+        return set_value("quantum_compute", "yes, please")
+        .should.be.rejected
+    })
+
     after(stopMaxScale)
 });