diff --git a/tests/executables_src/testAccessors.cc b/tests/executables_src/testAccessors.cc
index 3833be3b5e87a52a87d6da1daf9d850982d680ff..6b69aa859180b078eaf5376d4710588e5a22c744 100644
--- a/tests/executables_src/testAccessors.cc
+++ b/tests/executables_src/testAccessors.cc
@@ -225,21 +225,3 @@ BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE( testTwoScalarPushPollAccessors, T, test_types ) {
   BOOST_CHECK( testModule.consumingPoll == 120 );
 
 }
-
-/*********************************************************************************************************************/
-/* test case for two scalar accessors, feeder in poll mode and consumer in push mode (without trigger) */
-
-BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE( testTwoScalarPollPushAccessors, T, test_types ) {
-
-  TestApplication app("Test Suite");
-  TestModule<T> testModule;
-
-  testModule.feedingPoll.connectTo(testModule.consumingPush);
-  try {
-    app.makeConnections();
-    BOOST_ERROR("Exception expected.");
-  }
-  catch(ctk::ApplicationExceptionWithID<ctk::ApplicationExceptionID::illegalVariableNetwork> &e) {
-  }
-
-}
diff --git a/tests/executables_src/testIllegalNetworks.cc b/tests/executables_src/testIllegalNetworks.cc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..df00027aafad2f6027e96b6ab10d874a45bf3b03
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/executables_src/testIllegalNetworks.cc
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+/*
+ * testIllegalNetworks.cc
+ *
+ *  Created on: Jun 21, 2016
+ *      Author: Martin Hierholzer
+ */
+
+#include <future>
+
+#define BOOST_TEST_MODULE testIllegalNetworks
+
+#include <boost/test/included/unit_test.hpp>
+#include <boost/test/test_case_template.hpp>
+#include <boost/mpl/list.hpp>
+
+#include "ScalarAccessor.h"
+#include "ApplicationModule.h"
+
+using namespace boost::unit_test_framework;
+namespace ctk = ChimeraTK;
+
+// list of user types the accessors are tested with
+typedef boost::mpl::list<int8_t,uint8_t,
+                         int16_t,uint16_t,
+                         int32_t,uint32_t,
+                         float,double>        test_types;
+
+/*********************************************************************************************************************/
+/* the ApplicationModule for the test is a template of the user type */
+
+template<typename T>
+class TestModule : public ctk::ApplicationModule {
+  public:
+    SCALAR_ACCESSOR(T, feedingPush, ctk::VariableDirection::feeding, "MV/m", ctk::UpdateMode::push);
+    SCALAR_ACCESSOR(T, consumingPush, ctk::VariableDirection::consuming, "MV/m", ctk::UpdateMode::push);
+    SCALAR_ACCESSOR(T, consumingPush2, ctk::VariableDirection::consuming, "MV/m", ctk::UpdateMode::push);
+    SCALAR_ACCESSOR(T, consumingPush3, ctk::VariableDirection::consuming, "MV/m", ctk::UpdateMode::push);
+
+    SCALAR_ACCESSOR(T, feedingPoll, ctk::VariableDirection::feeding, "MV/m", ctk::UpdateMode::poll);
+    SCALAR_ACCESSOR(T, consumingPoll, ctk::VariableDirection::consuming, "MV/m", ctk::UpdateMode::poll);
+    SCALAR_ACCESSOR(T, consumingPoll2, ctk::VariableDirection::consuming, "MV/m", ctk::UpdateMode::poll);
+    SCALAR_ACCESSOR(T, consumingPoll3, ctk::VariableDirection::consuming, "MV/m", ctk::UpdateMode::poll);
+
+    void mainLoop() {}
+};
+
+/*********************************************************************************************************************/
+/* dummy application */
+
+class TestApplication : public ctk::Application {
+  public:
+    using Application::Application;
+    using Application::makeConnections;     // we call makeConnections() manually in the tests to catch exceptions etc.
+    void initialise() {}                    // the setup is done in the tests
+};
+
+/*********************************************************************************************************************/
+/* test case for two scalar accessors, feeder in poll mode and consumer in push mode (without trigger) */
+
+BOOST_AUTO_TEST_CASE_TEMPLATE( testTwoScalarPollPushAccessors, T, test_types ) {
+
+  TestApplication app("Test Suite");
+  TestModule<T> testModule;
+
+  testModule.feedingPoll.connectTo(testModule.consumingPush);
+  try {
+    app.makeConnections();
+    BOOST_ERROR("Exception expected.");
+  }
+  catch(ctk::ApplicationExceptionWithID<ctk::ApplicationExceptionID::illegalVariableNetwork> &e) {
+  }
+
+}