diff --git a/test/test-protobuf.cc b/test/test-protobuf.cc
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+#include "ccnx-common.h"
+#include "sync-core.h"
+#include <boost/make_shared.hpp>
+#include <boost/test/unit_test.hpp>
+#include <boost/iostreams/filter/gzip.hpp>
+#include <boost/iostreams/filtering_stream.hpp>
+#include <boost/iostreams/device/back_inserter.hpp>
+#include <boost/range/iterator_range.hpp>
+#include <boost/make_shared.hpp>
+
+using namespace Ccnx;
+using namespace std;
+using namespace boost;
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE(ProtobufTests)
+
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE (TestGzipProtobuf)
+{
+  SyncStateMsgPtr msg = make_shared<SyncStateMsg>();
+
+  SyncState *state = msg->add_state();
+  state->set_type(SyncState::UPDATE);
+  state->set_seq(100);
+  char x[100] = {'a'};
+  state->set_locator(&x[0], sizeof(x));
+  state->set_name(&x[0], sizeof(x));
+
+  BytesPtr bb = serializeMsg<SyncStateMsg>(*msg);
+
+  BytesPtr cb = serializeGZipMsg<SyncStateMsg>(*msg);
+  BOOST_CHECK(cb->size() < bb->size());
+  cout << cb->size() <<", " << bb->size() << endl;
+
+  SyncStateMsgPtr msg1 = deserializeGZipMsg<SyncStateMsg>(*cb);
+
+  BOOST_REQUIRE(msg1->state_size() == 1);
+
+  SyncState state1 = msg1->state(0);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(state->seq(), state1.seq());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(state->type(), state1.type());
+  string sx(x, 100);
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(sx, state1.name());
+  BOOST_CHECK_EQUAL(sx, state1.locator());
+}
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_SUITE_END()