diff --git a/test/test_site.rb b/test/test_site.rb
index 1fe86b76..1ea582f7 100644
--- a/test/test_site.rb
+++ b/test/test_site.rb
@@ -369,6 +369,16 @@ class TestSite < Test::Unit::TestCase
         assert_equal site.site_payload['site']['data']['members'], file_content
       end
 
+      should 'load yaml files from extracted method' do
+        site = Site.new(site_configuration)
+        site.process
+
+        file_content = site.read_data_file(File.join(source_dir, '_data', 'members.yaml'))
+
+        assert_equal site.data['members'], file_content
+        assert_equal site.site_payload['site']['data']['members'], file_content
+      end
+
       should 'auto load yml files' do
         site = Site.new(site_configuration)
         site.process