diff --git a/dev/js/spec/pipeSpec.js b/dev/js/spec/pipeSpec.js
index 078d4b1..93bf172 100644
--- a/dev/js/spec/pipeSpec.js
+++ b/dev/js/spec/pipeSpec.js
@@ -93,6 +93,7 @@
       let p = pipeClass.create();
       let e = p.element();
       expect(e.tagName).toEqual("INPUT");
+      expect(e.getAttribute("type")).toEqual("text");
       p.append('service1');
       expect(e.getAttribute("value")).toEqual("service1");
       p.append('service2');